Company

MediaMarkt

German consumer electronics retailer running the MediaMarkt and Saturn store brands, with over 1,000 stores across 11 European countries. Part of Ceconomy.

Known aliases

Mediamarkt
MediaMarktSaturn
Saturn

Current stories

investConfirmed22 publishers

Ledger confirms a hardware implant in one wallet caught up in the $93 million CryptoBilis drains

Ledger confirmed on Oct. 10 that one affected customer's wallet held an unauthorized implant, after drains that trackers put near $93 million. That proves tampered hardware reached a victim, but investigators have not tied comparable equipment to the rest of the losses.

Publishers:bankless.com bleepingcomputer.com coindesk.com cointelegraph.com crowdfundinsider.com crypto.news cryptobriefing.com cryptopolitan.com cryptoslate.com cryptotimes.io decrypt.co finance.yahoo.com gizmodo.com helpnetsecurity.com news.bitcoin.com pcgamer.com securityweek.com thehackernews.com therecord.media unchainedcrypto.com web3isgoinggreat.com zetter-zeroday.com

Perspective Coverage

22 publishers

Builder: Builder 24%
Operator: Operator 44%
Investor: Investor 32%

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+18
Incentives55
Confidence72

securityConfirmed2 publishers

X users allege Ledger spyware implants in wallets bought from MediaMarkt and LazMall

X users say tampered Ledger wallets also came from MediaMarkt in Germany and LazMall in the Philippines, beyond the CryptoBilis batch Ledger confirmed. Karpelès has examined pictures of the LazMall unit; the MediaMarkt claim rests on one account.

Publishers:bankless.com protos.com

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence55

investOne report1 publisher

Researcher says MediaMarkt records name Aqipa as supplier of a second modified Ledger

Researcher @0xJohannes_ says a second Ledger bought at a different MediaMarkt store has the same hidden cables and LTE module as his first. His account does not show where the tampering happened, so the Aqipa link names a supplier and locates no fault.

Publishers:cryptopolitan.com

Reality

Evidence30
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence40

investConfirmed2 publishers

Europe's Ledger implant case rests on a single MediaMarkt unit with no stolen funds

User @0xJohannes_ says the Ledger he bought at MediaMarkt holds extra internal wiring, a European report after a $93.4 million drain in Asia. Ledger says all confirmed cases came through CryptoBilis, so a compromised European retail channel is unproven.

Publishers:crowdfundinsider.com news.bitcoin.com

Reality

Evidence35
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+40
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence60

scienceOne report1 publisher

Researcher reports a Ledger bought in Europe that appears to carry a hardware implant

Ledger said in its October 11 update that every confirmed case in the October 9 draining incident involved devices sold by CryptoBilis. It has not tied a researcher's possibly implanted European device to that investigation.

Publishers:cryptotimes.io

Reality

Evidence30
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence35

investOne report1 publisher

A MediaMarkt Ledger may carry an early build of the implant behind Asia's estimated $93.4 million in thefts

X user Johannes says his MediaMarkt Ledger holds an early version of the implant tied to an estimated $93.4 million in Asian losses. Ledger has not confirmed the link or the estimate, so retail buyers have no official answer on provenance.

Publishers:cointelegraph.com

Reality

Evidence30
Adoption: Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives: Not scored
Confidence35