Crypto.news reports that Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier warned that everyone will eventually be hacked. This statement follows incidents where attackers embedded hidden components in genuine hardware wallets to capture recovery phrases. The situation raises concerns about security beyond just the private key stored in a chip.
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Source published: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:14:41 +0000
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