The Ledger Wallet Hack is Not Just a Crypto Problem
Ledger devices distributed through a reseller, were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users' crypto wallets, Google is silently linking your phone number to all your logged in accounts, Fridges across France have been disabled in a mass hacking incident and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #75 Episode sources will be live when the stream starts: https://www.privacyguides.org/livestreams/2026/10/16/the-ledger-wallet-hack-is-not-just-a-crypto-problem/ (00:00) - Intro (00:41) - Start of podcast (01:08) - Ledge confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts (12:00) - Forum Discussion: Join our community on Fluxer (21:31) - Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security (29:31) - Site updates (32:27) - PSA: Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts (43:23) - Forum Discussion: Passkeys are a trap. Do not use them (51:40) - Nightmare Scenario: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads (01:12:50) - Q&A (01:16:59) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★
