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Ledger Code Exploit Drained $484K today from Dapp users.

The Streets to Entrepreneurs
5 min readDec 15, 2023

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MHE CRYPTO

In a riveting tale of cybersecurity intrigue, Ledger, a powerhouse in crypto hardware wallets, grappled with a seismic vulnerability that rippled through the very fabric of the blockchain community. The vulnerability, the enigmatic CVE-2020–6007, surfaced like a digital ghost haunting Ledger’s security landscape, a discovery made by vigilant researchers in the cyber wilderness back in August 2020. What unfurled was a high-stakes race against the clock as cunning bad actors seized upon this digital Achilles’ heel, siphoning user funds and private keys nestled within the cocoon of specific Ledger-supported Decentralized Applications (DApps).

In a symphony of swift response, Ledger orchestrated a virtuoso performance. A robust software update, a formidable digital shield, was dispatched to mend the breach and empower users in their digital fortress. Urgency pulsated through Ledger’s clarion call to its user base: Update your wallets with haste to erect an impregnable barrier, a digital bulwark warding off potential breaches.

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The Streets to Entrepreneurs
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