80 BTC held in hardware wallets were stolen. This is heartbreaking!
#Ledger hardware wallets are suspected to have been stolen in a large-scale breach.
On-chain tracking has identified asset losses exceeding $86 million.
One of the wallet addresses
activated a Ledger wallet a week ago and transferred in 80 $BTC .
Now, assets worth more than $6 million have mysteriously disappeared.
Ledger's official announcement says
hardware wallets purchased through Southeast Asian distributors #CryptoBilis may be at risk.
The exact amount lost and the cause of the attack have not yet been confirmed,
but this incident is once again a wake-up call for everyone in crypto.
A hardware wallet does not mean absolute security
Many people believe that if they put BTC in a hardware wallet,
and keep their private keys offline, their assets are safe.
But the security of a hardware wallet depends not only on the device itself,
but also on where it was purchased, how it was initialized, and how the recovery phrase was generated and stored.
If a device is tampered with during the supply chain,
or its recovery phrase is exposed when it is generated,
then keeping it offline afterward still won't protect your assets.
A hardware wallet is just one part of a security system, not an invulnerable vault.
If someone wants to give you a hardware wallet, be extremely cautious.
Keeping your assets on an exchange
means taking on risks related to the platform's operations, custody, and account security.
If you manage your own private keys,
you alone bear the risks related to your device, recovery phrase, backups, and operational mistakes.
Self-custody is not risk-free. It means taking control of your assets back into your own hands
and taking full responsibility for their security as well.
#钱包安全 is one of the most fundamental and important questions for crypto users.
How can crypto users protect their assets?
① When buying a hardware wallet, always use official channels.
Buy through the official website, never use a recovery phrase provided in advance, and never disclose your recovery phrase to any third party.
② For hot wallets or wallet apps,
always download them from the official website to avoid fake, phishing wallets.
③ Separate large holdings to manage risk.
Don't keep all your assets in the same wallet or under the same recovery phrase; manage them separately.
Compared with other losses, having a wallet stolen is more devastating and harder to accept.
Even if you don't chase price spikes or sell-offs, trade contracts, or make high-risk trades,
and proactively choose a safer way to store your assets, you can still be caught off guard.
You may not know where things went wrong,
and years of accumulated assets can be stolen—a pain that's hard to bear.
#Ledger hardware wallets are suspected to have been stolen in a large-scale breach.
On-chain tracking has identified asset losses exceeding $86 million.
One of the wallet addresses
activated a Ledger wallet a week ago and transferred in 80 $BTC .
Now, assets worth more than $6 million have mysteriously disappeared.
Ledger's official announcement says
hardware wallets purchased through Southeast Asian distributors #CryptoBilis may be at risk.
The exact amount lost and the cause of the attack have not yet been confirmed,
but this incident is once again a wake-up call for everyone in crypto.
A hardware wallet does not mean absolute security
Many people believe that if they put BTC in a hardware wallet,
and keep their private keys offline, their assets are safe.
But the security of a hardware wallet depends not only on the device itself,
but also on where it was purchased, how it was initialized, and how the recovery phrase was generated and stored.
If a device is tampered with during the supply chain,
or its recovery phrase is exposed when it is generated,
then keeping it offline afterward still won't protect your assets.
A hardware wallet is just one part of a security system, not an invulnerable vault.
If someone wants to give you a hardware wallet, be extremely cautious.
Keeping your assets on an exchange
means taking on risks related to the platform's operations, custody, and account security.
If you manage your own private keys,
you alone bear the risks related to your device, recovery phrase, backups, and operational mistakes.
Self-custody is not risk-free. It means taking control of your assets back into your own hands
and taking full responsibility for their security as well.
#钱包安全 is one of the most fundamental and important questions for crypto users.
How can crypto users protect their assets?
① When buying a hardware wallet, always use official channels.
Buy through the official website, never use a recovery phrase provided in advance, and never disclose your recovery phrase to any third party.
② For hot wallets or wallet apps,
always download them from the official website to avoid fake, phishing wallets.
③ Separate large holdings to manage risk.
Don't keep all your assets in the same wallet or under the same recovery phrase; manage them separately.
Compared with other losses, having a wallet stolen is more devastating and harder to accept.
Even if you don't chase price spikes or sell-offs, trade contracts, or make high-risk trades,
and proactively choose a safer way to store your assets, you can still be caught off guard.
You may not know where things went wrong,
and years of accumulated assets can be stolen—a pain that's hard to bear.