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  "id": 13866915,
  "title": "Hardware wallet maker Ledger says the $86M+ theft from hundreds of its wallets involved devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis and confirms a \"hardware implant\" (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/hardware-wallet-maker-ledger-says-the-86m-theft-from-hundreds-of-its",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009294/ledger-wallet-tampering-suspected-after-reports-of-crypto-thefts"
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  "summary": "A spy implant in some Ledger crypto wallets may be the root of an $86 million supply chain attack.",
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        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "Ledger investigates potential wallet tampering after reports of $86 million in crypto stolen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ledger-investigates-potential-wallet-tampering-after-reports-of-86",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:47:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Ledger investigates wallet drains involving CryptoBilis buyers; estimate tops $86 million in losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ledger-investigates-wallet-drains-involving-cryptobilis-buyers",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:52:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Bitcoin consolidates near $82.5K as crypto weathers Ledger theft reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bitcoin-consolidates-near-82-5k-as-crypto-weathers-ledger-theft",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:20:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/ledger-wallet-tampering-suspected-after-reports-of-crypto-thefts",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:36:44.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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