Ledger has asked distributors in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to suspend sales and remove devices from shelves.

PANews October 14 news: Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger posted on the X platform that during the investigation, it has asked distributors and resellers in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, China to suspend sales of Ledger devices, including removing products from shelves, covering Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, China. Ledger stated that the confirmed incidents so far remain limited to Southeast Asia, and no cases of stolen funds linked to devices purchased in other regions have yet been verified; the investigation will continue to determine at which point in the distribution chain the devices were tampered with, and Ledger Donjon will analyze the devices it receives. At present, there are no indications that Ledger's own infrastructure, systems, services, or direct sales channels have been compromised. Previously, Ledger confirmed that devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis had malicious components implanted in them.