[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1chx7cm29ahiw":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":22,"affectedCountUnit":23,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":24,"dataClasses":25,"description":30,"seoTitle":31,"seoTitleEn":32,"seoDescription":31,"seoDescriptionEn":33,"logoUrl":34,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":35,"isMalware":35,"company":36},"68e3266eda11adda4882526a","Ledger","Ledger Data Breach","ledger","ledger.com","2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z","2020-12-20T21:14:56.000Z","2026-07-18T23:53:11.280Z","Verified breach record","https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.ledger.com\u002Farticle\u002FE-commerce-and-Marketing-data-breach-FAQ",[15,17,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ledger.com\u002Faddressing-the-july-2020-e-commerce-and-marketing-data-breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ledger.com\u002Fmessage-ledgers-ceo-data-leak","https:\u002F\u002Fdatabreach.com\u002Fbreach\u002Fledger-2020",1075241,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[26,27,28,29],"Email addresses","Names","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","\u003Cp>The Ledger data breach is a confirmed incident dated June 25, 2020, affecting the e-commerce and marketing customer data of the Ledger brand in the crypto hardware wallet sector. In the LeakData record, this breach is tracked with 1,075,241 unique accounts, and the verified data types consist of email addresses, names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. The incident should not be considered a technical vulnerability that exposes the private keys inside hardware wallets or users' crypto assets; the main focus of risk is that customer contact data becomes valuable for scams, social engineering, fake support messages, and physical security threats targeting crypto asset owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ledger breaches are considered particularly sensitive because, beyond being an ordinary e-commerce list, they contain contact information associated with people who purchase crypto asset custody products. While an email address alone can be used for phishing, when combined with a phone number and postal address, the risk of targeted pressure, fake delivery notifications, device upgrade pretexts, fraudulent support flows requesting recovery words, and physical tracking increases. Therefore, in evaluating the record, not only the number of accounts but also the context of the data types should be taken into consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified data classes are email addresses, names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. Email addresses can be used in messages themed around fake security alerts, account closure threats, fake wallet updates, and device changes. Name information makes these messages appear more convincing. Phone numbers pose a risk for SMS-based fraud, social engineering via calls, and attempts to take over the operator account. Physical addresses are a more sensitive class in the context of crypto hardware wallet customers; they can be associated with target selection, intimidation, fake shipping notifications, and scenarios that increase personal security concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has not been confirmed that passwords, recovery phrases, private keys, payment card information, bank data, official identity numbers, or health information were exposed in this Ledger data breach. This distinction is important: the security model of the hardware wallet and the user's crypto assets cannot be considered directly compromised. Nevertheless, communication data may provide sufficient context for attacks attempting to gain the user's trust. In particular, in the crypto field, attackers try to convince users to share their recovery phrase by deceiving them rather than through technical hijacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified scope is limited to e-commerce and marketing customer data that was exposed to unauthorized access on June 25, 2020. The unique account count is maintained as 1,075,241. It is observed that a narrower group of customers contains detailed contact information such as name, phone, and mailing address. Therefore, the data classes of the record should not be expanded; fields such as password, crypto wallet seed, private key, payment card, or bank data should not be added to the verified data types. Incorrect expansion creates unnecessary panic for users and obscures real actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timeline of the breach is also limited and specific. The access date extends to the period of June 2020, and the dataset becoming more widely visible extends to December 2020. Therefore, it should not be presented as a new Ledger breach dated 2025 or 2026. Current security warnings or phishing campaigns may result from the reuse of this old customer data; however, this does not automatically imply a new data breach. The date on the LeakData page should preserve this distinction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The main group at risk consists of customers who have purchased a Ledger product or have shared their email address, phone number, or delivery address during the purchase process. Attackers who believe they own crypto assets may send messages specifically designed for this group. The messages may appear as device updates, security verifications, fake deliveries, fake returns, new app installations, or urgent notifications claiming to be from the support team. Name and address information provides personalization that can make the recipient believe the message is genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second risk group consists of individuals who use the same phone number for finance, email, and crypto services. When the phone number is leaked, attackers may attempt to trick operator support, intercept verification codes, or force the user into making a wrong decision through excessive call messages. The third risk group consists of users perceived to have high value associated with their home address. The amount of crypto assets cannot be verified from this dataset; however, attackers can use even the knowledge of being a hardware wallet customer for target selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Multi-factor authentication should be enabled on all critical accounts using the email address associated with the ledger, a unique and strong password should be preferred for the email account, and additional security passwords or in-store transaction restrictions should be added to the phone operator account. Users should not give recovery words to any web form, chat screen, person on the phone, or support message. The hardware wallet's recovery phrase should only be used in the device's secure recovery flow; transactions should not be initiated through links received via email or SMS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messages with Ledger themes received via phone and email should be examined with extraordinary care. Fake device updates, fake security alerts, fake delivery tracking, and urgent verification requests should be checked by manually entering the official domain in a separate browser tab. Users whose physical address has been leaked should review their cargo delivery preferences, habits of storing valuable devices at home, and visible social media posts. Since password leaks are not confirmed, instead of panicking and resetting all systems, security of email accounts and crypto accounts should be strengthened first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In the long term, crypto users should separate their shopping, exchange, email, and personal communication data as much as possible. Practical measures such as using a disposable or dedicated email address for hardware wallet orders, a phone number that is not shared unless required, and a post-delivery storage arrangement reduce the risk. When an email alias, a strong password manager, physical security awareness, and operator account restrictions are considered together, the impact of such customer data leaks is significantly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ledger data breach shows that in crypto security, the technical resilience of the device is as important as the privacy of customer data. Even if crypto assets themselves have not been directly compromised, an attacker gaining enough context about a user can have serious consequences. Therefore, users should not only keep their wallet software up to date; they should regularly check where their contact information is used, which accounts are linked to the same email, and in which verification processes their phone number participates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Users on LeakData who match with the Ledger breach should consider this match as the e-commerce and marketing customer data incident dated June 25, 2020. The match does not mean that the assets in the user's wallet have been compromised; however, due to the combination of email, phone, name, and address, there is a high likelihood of targeted fraud. User action should primarily focus on email account security, phone line protection, awareness against fake support messages, and never sharing the recovery phrase under any circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The data classes on this page are kept limited to verified fields and are not expanded in a way that would create unnecessary fear. The most accurate approach to a Ledger data breach is to evaluate crypto asset security and personal communication data security separately. For asset security, the recovery phrase and device access should be protected; for personal data security, email, phone, address, and social engineering risks should be reduced. When these two axes are considered together, the user becomes more resilient against an old customer data leak being reused in current attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Ledger Data Breach (1.1 Million Reported Records)","Ledger Data Breach. 1.1 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Names, Phone numbers. 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