Quote from: litecoinricky on May 07, 2018, 11:43:18 PM

Hi Guys

I have been looking for a secure way to store the small amount of BTC I have, but also have quick access to it. So after asking members on here a few days ago I decided I would go for an hardware wallet.

Tonight I decided I would go for the Ledger Nano S.

I went to buy one off the official site but didn't have a BitPay account, so decided to look elsewhere, thats when I came across the info that this device is vulnerable to supply chain hacks, so if you have one and didn't get it from the official site you need to check your device.

News article about it here: https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/21/a-15-year-old-hacked-the-secure-ledger-crypto-wallet/

Heres info about the hack here https://medium.com/@thepariscormier/how-to-hack-a-ledger-hardware-wallet-c38a4ac49d59

I think if bought directly from ledger they should be safe, but if bought from anywhere else be extra careful, make sure its fully updated and confirm its safety with ledger if possible.

I hope this saves someone from losing out,
Rick

One of the first bits of advice I was given when new to the space was to buy my wallet off the official website. I ended up waiting months for it to arrive. while waiting I come across numerous stories on telegram of people who had purchases nano s's off amazon only to be hacked a few weeks later. One thing I admit is that im extremely diligent when it comes to cyber security now!!

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