What Ledger Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Researcher Says Hardware Wallet Warning Came Months Earlier means for your swap
Brief take: the headline, the parts that actually touch a no-KYC swap, and the order checklist for today. Source: Bitcoinist.
TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light.
The full Bitcoinist coverage: TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light. The dispute concerns communications and product distribution, not proof that Ledger’s core cryptography was defeated. Ledger is facing questions about how it handled earlier warnings after reports of cryptocurrency thefts […]
What this actually touches. When volatility spikes, the rate you locked is the one you compare later, not the one that drifted. Fixed-rate windows exist exactly for days like this — quote, send during the window, and let the chain settle around a number you already control.
Do this today. Open a quote for the pair you actually care about, lock it fixed, set your payout and refund addresses, and let the chain do the rest. No accounts, no emails, no KYC. (recovering misdirected funds)
Source: Bitcoinist: https://bitcoinist.com/ledger-faces-fresh-scrutiny-after-researcher-says-hardware-wallet-warn/