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Trezor confirms crypto-stealing implants in three wallets, releases fix

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that three Safe 5 devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained malicious hardware implants designed to steal wallet recovery phrases and send them to attackers…

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Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that three Safe 5 devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained malicious hardware implants designed to steal wallet recovery phrases and send them to attackers over cellular networks. The findings follow an investigation into a suspected hardware implant first reported in October , when a customer discovered an unauthorized circuit board inside a Trezor Safe 5 purchased from Indonesian reseller CryptoBilis.

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