Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Ledger
Hack or exploit on Aug 30, 2020 · Information Leakage
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
Encrypted wallet provider Ledger recently experienced database leaks and wallet vulnerabilities, putting users' bitcoins at risk. The chief technology officer of Ledger stated that in terms of database leakage, the attacker accessed part of our e-commerce and marketing database through a third-party misconfigured API key on our website, allowing unauthorized access to our customers’ contact information and Order data. Ledger fixed this issue on the same day and disabled the API key.
Details
- Date
- Aug 30, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Information Leakage
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Wallet
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Ledger hack, Aug 30, 2020: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htff1af10bc5/ (data as of 2026-10-31).