Ledger Announces 10 BTC Bounty To Uncover Those Responsible For Database Breach

Hardware wallet firm Ledger faced harsh scrutiny after its database was breached leading to the exposure of 270,000 customers’ data, today the company launched a 10 BTC bounty to discover the actors responsible for the breach, according to a recent announcement.

Ledger has traced the possible culprit through e-commerce platform Shopify, which manages Ledger’s hardware wallet sales. On Wednesday, Ledger launched a bounty to discover the Shopify employees responsible for allowing the breach which revealed customers’ names, emails and addresses.

By Emily Mason