# Ledger says ‘spy’ chip in CryptoBilis devices sent wallet keys over mobile networks

https://mins.news/en/item/97715

- CoinDesk, 2026-10-13 09:27 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/13/ledger-says-spy-chip-inside-cryptobilis-ledger-devices-transmitted-wallet-keys-over-mobile-network

> Hardware-wallet maker Ledger has publicly described for the first time how a covert component in devices sold by CryptoBilis could steal users’ master keys without altering Ledger’s software.

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