Cryptocurrency custody service Ledger announced that it was subjected to a cyber attack.
In the statement made through the X account, the company stated that they detected a malicious version of Ledger Connect Kit and then removed it.
https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1735291427100455293
Continuing its statement, the company stated that Ledger devices and Ledger Live did not encounter any breaches and called on users not to interact with any dApps at this time.
Did a former staff member cause the attack?
User named 0xSentry on X stated that the hacker left a Gmail account behind and stated that the person who caused the attack might be former Ledger employee Junichi Sigiura.
Seems the hacker behind @Ledger left behind a Gmail account @bantg@JunichiSugiura did you just leave behind your personal account? You're caught in 4k pic.twitter.com/KeUWVQ4s1L
— 0xSentry (@0xSentry) December 14, 2023
Sigiura, the alleged hacker, has not yet shared anything on the subject.
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