> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.privacyguides.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Ledger Wallet Hack is Not Just a Crypto Problem - URL: https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2026/10/16/the-ledger-wallet-hack-is-not-just-a-crypto-problem/ - Published: 2026-10-16T21:00:54.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-16T21:00:54.000Z - Description: This Week in Privacy #75 - Author: Nate Bartram - Tags: Livestreams, This Week in Privacy Our top stories this week: - Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts - Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security - PSA: Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts - ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads --- ## TWIP Live 🔴 --- ## Updates from the Team ### News Briefs This week's news briefs discuss Android's next gen secure enclaves for AI security, the Pwn2Own conference in Ireland, and more! [Privacy & Security NewsThe latest news in data privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer rights brought to you by Privacy Guides.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/pg-yellow-2-4240653e-3174-4acf-9f9a-c36886b121f2.png)Privacy GuidesJonah Aragon![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/cover-13-07011014-ec4b-434b-8848-300beb7b283c.png)](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/) --- ## Sources ### Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts Several ledger hardware crypto wallets resold in Southeast Asia by CryptoBilis have been found to contain a modification that read the screen and sent the seed phrases back to an unknown party via an embedded SIM card. Investigation is still ongoing on who's behind the attacks and how widespread the compromise is. [Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto theftsLedger has confirmed that some of its devices distributed through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users’ cryptocurrency wallets.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/bleeping-f768ad85-6d1c-4b9e-847e-266bf4731743.ico)BleepingComputerBill Toulas![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/Ledger-88e9af07-1204-466c-8f78-f0dcbe6dc7ab.jpg)](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-confirms-hardware-wallet-spy-implant-behind-crypto-thefts/) ### Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security Earlier this week, a hack impacted supermarkets across Europe but mostly in France. Attackers raised the temperatures in grocery store fridges and freezers to spoil food and in some cases start fires. It turns out that many of the hacked devices were running outdated firmware and using poor default passwords that were easily findable online. [Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor securityIncident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/cropped-ars-logo-512_480-300x300-3ee86596-d4a8-4877-a035-2779f810af57.png)Ars TechnicaDan Goodin![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/mass-fridge-hack-1024x648-07654fa1-075d-451d-ab7a-6a4dbee510dc.jpg)](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/fridge-hack-costing-millions-and-sparking-fires-stemmed-from-poor-security/) ### PSA: Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts Google has quietly updated their policies to now add your SIM number to every Google account you're signed into on your Android phone. The original intent of this feature (according to Google) was to ensure that you don't forget to keep your information up-to-date, but it's pretty easy to see how this could be unwelcome behavior if you're signed into secondary accounts, work accounts, or more. ### ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads For the first time ever, researchers have confirmed state-level spyware is being spread through advertising. This is made possible in part because the advertising delivery system - called Real-Time Bidding - is already a privacy nightmare, making ads a perfect attack vector to deliver a payload only when it detects a specific device or device meeting specific criteria. This the first time a zero-click mercenary malware has been confirmed using this attack vector. [‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted AdsResearchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/favicon-402df91a-0400-44ff-a0f2-dd5ab61d6957.ico)WIREDMatt Burgess and Lily Hay Newman![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/Security_Sophisticated-20Zero-Click-20Spyware-20Found-20Being-20Distributed-20by-20Targeted-20Ads-20for-20the-20First-20Time_v1-087c9d72-cc48-48d6-99ca-b54fd302a5db.jpg)](https://www.wired.com/story/nightmare-scenario-zero-click-spyware-is-infecting-phones-via-targeted-ads/) --- ## Forum Updates [\[Beta\] Join our community on Fluxer! 💬 (Remember your DMs are not E2EE)➡ https://fluxer.gg/46pWZyig Hello everyone, I want to invite you to test out the Privacy Guides community on Fluxer 🥳 Fluxer is a chat app with text, voice, video, and screen sharing. I’ve been looking at it since February when it got its first major bout of attention, but it was lacking a good deal of things I wanted (like, a mobile app for example lol). However, I’ve been testing it out again over the last weekend and it is a lot more exciting now than it was hal…![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/50d23e21c43962bb12c02820fa3f19ac61dac917_2_32x32-0f9fa21e-8170-4313-9087-6f2e8376dded.png)Privacy Guides Communityjonah![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/37ab95ab52f59781ac35f62574364be24fbe16ad_2_1024x642-ca1b918b-f041-4277-98ed-1451154ce528.webp)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/beta-join-our-community-on-fluxer-remember-your-dms-are-not-e2ee/41412) [Passkeys are a trap. Do not use themI’d be interested to know what others think of what this article says about passkeys and whether they should actually be used.![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/icon/50d23e21c43962bb12c02820fa3f19ac61dac917_2_32x32-eac21b4c-cdb4-4abc-83a5-3303b0363aa2.png)Privacy Guides CommunityMxyzptlk![](https://www.privacyguides.org/content/images/thumbnail/31b5146cc369c06075fb22641defe4d4361e55c6-bd98730b-8c37-4752-9835-5d0278b24fb8.jpg)](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/passkeys-are-a-trap-do-not-use-them/41415)