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Ledger Wallets Affected by Reseller Hack
Researchers estimate that between $72 million and $86 million was drained from wallets purchased through one Ledger reseller, CryptoBilis. The reseller, which operated in Southeast Asia, has ceased selling hardware wallets. Ledger has confirmed that its own systems were not affected by the incident. For customers who bought wallets from CryptoBilis, Ledger advises not to set up unused devices and to move funds to a new seed on a Ledger device if the wallet is already in use. Ledger warns that any messages requesting personal information, such as a 24-word phrase, should be treated as scams. The company also emphasizes that it will never contact customers via phone, direct message, or ask for their phrase, and advises users to be cautious of such requests.