⚡ Quick Security Update: Tether Takes Action On $90M Ledger Theft
• What Happened: Hardware wallets sold via an authorized Southeast Asian reseller were physically tampered with, compromising seed phrases.
• Tether Intervention: Tether froze millions in stolen USDT linked to attacker-controlled addresses.
• Attacker Counter-Move: Thief began swapping USDT for decentralized stablecoins to bypass blacklist controls.
• Official Stance: Ledger suspended sales with the vendor and warned users to transfer assets to clean, official-node wallets.
Stay vigilant, verify your cold wallets, and trade safe! 🔒🚀$USDT $XRP
#tetherfreezesusdtlinkedtoledgertheft
• What Happened: Hardware wallets sold via an authorized Southeast Asian reseller were physically tampered with, compromising seed phrases.
• Tether Intervention: Tether froze millions in stolen USDT linked to attacker-controlled addresses.
• Attacker Counter-Move: Thief began swapping USDT for decentralized stablecoins to bypass blacklist controls.
• Official Stance: Ledger suspended sales with the vendor and warned users to transfer assets to clean, official-node wallets.
Stay vigilant, verify your cold wallets, and trade safe! 🔒🚀$USDT $XRP
#tetherfreezesusdtlinkedtoledgertheft