What podcasts say about Mark Karpelès

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What Mark Karpelès has said on podcasts

15 statements · 3 positive · 10 negative · 2 neutral

on Ledger spy implantNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The implant records each recovery-phrase word during device setup
“the implant will also be watching, taking note of every single word”
Listen at 6:36
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on Ledger spy implantNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The implant transmits captured recovery information to attackers via cellular connectivity
“the implant will be sending your password, basically, to the attacker using the mobile model that is included in the implant.”
Listen at 6:45
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on CryptoBillisNeutralOct 16, 2026· Unchained
CryptoBillis’s founder sold the company roughly six months before the incident
“the founder of Cryptobilis had sold the company about six months prior”
Listen at 7:35
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on Ledger FlexNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
A Ledger Flex bought from Metapod contained a spy implant
“inside this device, there was also a spy implant”
Listen at 11:57
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on Ledger spy implantNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The implant uses chips to monitor the screen and transmit captured passphrases over mobile networks
“it's still the same kind of boards and the same process of having three chips, one which is monitoring the screen and taking note of the passphrase, one that is communicating with the mobile network to send what has been captured, and an eSIM”
Listen at 12:36
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on Ledger spy implantsNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The attackers have substantially improved the implant through funded research and development
“whoever is doing this is learning and making improvements. And not just very small improvements, but very giant leaps doing real research with a lot of funding to create those boards.”
Listen at 13:55
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on Ledger spy implantsNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The implant operation involved months of research and development
“They spent months of research and development building this.”
Listen at 15:02
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on Ledger spy implantsNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Similar implants appeared among resellers outside Malaysia, including Singapore
“we are seeing the same kind of implants in other resellers outside of Malaysia, like in Singapore”
Listen at 16:01
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on Ledger deviceNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
A Ledger device sent to Mark contained a spy implant
“confirmed that it had a spy implant”
Listen at 19:34
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on Ledger Nano XPositiveOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Users can easily inspect a Ledger Nano X for compromise
“The fact is, as the end user, it's very easy to verify when you buy your Ledger, if it's compromised or not, especially if it's a Nano X, it can be opened easily.”
Listen at 21:40
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on Ledger spy implantNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
The new implant enables mass production and is likely to spread further
“this new implant is made for mass production and the ease of installation. Let me say that we're likely going to see a lot more of it in the future.”
Listen at 24:13
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on Ledger devicesPositiveOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Users can verify whether a Ledger device has been implanted before use
“the one thing that I can say for now that is easy to do is to verify if a device has been implanted or not when you're going to use it for yourself.”
Listen at 25:03
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on Ledger authorized reseller programNegativeOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Ending Ledger’s authorized reseller program would be excessive
“I would say that's probably too drastic.”
Listen at 29:14
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on Ledger reseller purchasesPositiveOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Ledger should advise reseller customers to inspect device internals against the manual
“Ledger could have maybe, what I would have seen a good idea, is to tell people that when buying a ledger from a sub-party, even an authorized reseller, to maybe have a look inside and verify that the hardware is as shown into the manual that Ledger provides.”
Listen at 30:14
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on Ledger Nano X implantsNeutralOct 16, 2026· Unchained
Known implants must connect beneath the Ledger Nano X screen
“all the implants existing today will have to connect to the part right here”
Listen at 38:14
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