Ledger hacked

[hd49728]

Hardware wallets are constructed in such a way that even if the PC is infected with malware, they couldn't steal your coins from you remotely. Don't forget that you need physical confirmation with button presses on the device before you can broadcast transactions. But malware can find seeds and private keys. Clipboard malware can change addresses

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[Z-tight]

What I am looking for is for somebody who can track such things and help me freeze it on some exchange if that is possible

Only law enforcement can order custodial and centralized services to freeze funds deposited in their platform, a random person cannot do that, so if that is what you are looking for, report to the authorities, but there is a high chance they would not pay any attention to your case i'm afraid. Can you post the transaction id of the outgoing transaction that was made by the scammer, that is if you are not worried about the privacy concern.

[m2017]

I just got hacked, Ledger wallet, stolen BTC and ETH.
Anyone who can help retreive funds, all help is appreciated. Reward in terms of percentage of retrieved funds is absolutely possible.

There is too little information about the incident to understand where the danger vector comes from: whether from the Ledger manufacturer or any other. The author needs to conduct a more detailed investigation and try to find out why exactly this happened. Well, the company would not rob its customers "specifically". If Ledger ever does something like this, it will be a mass phenomenon. And as they said during the discussion of this topic, most likely, the user himself made a "mistake" somewhere that led to the theft of his savings on the ledger hardware wallet. Therefore, statements about "Ledger hacked" remain premature and unfounded without detailed evidence (sorry, true ldger haters, but that's exactly it).

[tabas]

What I am looking for is for somebody who can track such things and help me freeze it on some exchange if that is possible

Only law enforcement can order custodial and centralized services to freeze funds deposited in their platform, a random person cannot do that, so if that is what you are looking for, report to the authorities, but there is a high chance they would not pay any attention to your case i'm afraid.

He may only be able to do this if he's able to track where his funds went through. But it could also be too late for him to track it down when the culprit was already able to transfer it multiple times and increase his/her privacy. Thus, the special treatment and expedited process to give this kind of order to these centralized services will only be recognized if it's coming from a known person or someone who's got a huge fund that they may commission afterward, the possibility is there but chances are pretty low that a random guy will be able to do this. I'm afraid that OP might not be able to satisfy himself with any of these possibilities as transactions moving to and fro are too quick for him to track. Unless, if he's too quick to track it(unlikely) and became a stablecoin like USDT for which there were some cases that they're able to freeze the funds from criminals.

[Pmalek]

I wonder if a person can contact blockchain analysis companies in situations when crypto gets stolen/hacked and ask them for assistance? In theory, that should be possible. They will surely ask for a fee to conduct their research, but at least there is a chance that they do something productive instead of coming up with arbitrary rules and definitions about "dirty" coins that is based on nothing.   

[satscraper]

I just got hacked, Ledger wallet, stolen BTC and ETH.
Anyone who can help retreive funds, all help is appreciated. Reward in terms of percentage of retrieved funds is absolutely possible.

Could you elaborate your case a bit more? Ledger device comes in a few flavors - nano x, s, s+ and so on. Which one is yours? Did you share with them your SEED via their controversial Ledger Recover payed service for its custodial backup? Did you extended you SEED with passphrase and if you did, then, how this passphrase was kept by you, separately from SEED or not?

[dkbit98]

I just got hacked, Ledger wallet, stolen BTC and ETH.
Anyone who can help retreive funds, all help is appreciated. Reward in terms of percentage of retrieved funds is absolutely possible.

Yeah sure, let me just check my crystal ball to see what really happened here  

I am not defending ledger as a company or their devices but it is more likely that your seed words got leaked or stolen.
You didn't say if you wrote them on paper or in digital form, but ''hacker'' don't need to have physical access to your devices if he has your keys.
There is a chance for potential hack only if you signed up for ledger recover services, but that is a paid feature.

[Stalker22]

There is absolutely zero chance of that because i never used that seed phrase, never, and never stored it amywhere beside on ghe piece of paper. I have no idea what happened. And right now that is not my primary concern. Police report is filed but I have no hopenin that. What I am looking for is for somebody who can track such things and help me freeze it on some exchange if that is possible, I am also seeking legal help locally, but technical part I dont have. If somebody is capable and willing to do so please contact me. Yoi will not br helping for free, thatbI guarantee. Advice about internet security I dont need, I am dealing with crpto for 10 years and and with computers for 30 and nkw jow to keep myself safe. This is an incident for which I need help.

Yes. There are professionals who specialize in analyzing blockchain transactions to potentially identify where stolen funds went.  They use sophisticated tracking techniques to follow the money trail and  however, their services are expensive and even if they locate the funds, actually recovering the assets can be extremely difficult. There is no guarantee of freezing or recovering them without law enforcement involvement.

I recommend consulting with a reputable cybersecurity expert or a lawyer who specializes in crypto-related legal matters. They can provide you with more accurate information and advice on your specific situation.

[Cricktor]

A lot of details aren't presented by OP. I've some immediate questions which haven't been confirmed by OP's presentation of his case.

Which wallet software did show zero balance? Was it properly synced and has this been verified (see also next question)?
We all know that Ledger Live is a real piece of shit software that sometimes has some real bad sync issues.

Are there transactions visible on block explorers that confirm stealing/emptying OP's funds?
I mean that should be an obvious check to make first. OP doesn't say anything about it. Don't assume, verify!
Valuable time is wasted without following flow of funds...

Are the mnemonic recovery words stored in only one place? If one place, who has access to this place?

If there exist multiple backups in different places, who may have access to all of the places?

Did you receive any authentic looking emails which pretend to come from Ledger company?


I can probably come up with more questions, but to shed more light into this case, I would like to have the above stated answered first.

[Forsyth Jones]

A lot of details aren't presented by OP. I've some immediate questions which haven't been confirmed by OP's presentation of his case.

Which wallet software did show zero balance? Was it properly synced and has this been verified (see also next question)?
We all know that Ledger Live is a real piece of shit software that sometimes has some real bad sync issues.

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The OP's lack of details makes the case even harder to help, since the OP says he was robbed, but at no point did he provide the TXID of the transaction or any output address, so you may be right.

OP Either you exposed your recovery seed online at some point on a computer with malware, or someone had access to your backup, a passphrase would mitigate this attack if that's the case.

Have you spread your recovery seed backup elsewhere? Someone could have physically accessed it and you never knew! That's why using passphrases is important, but I think this case may be a bit unlikely.