Trezor confirms the discovery of spy implants on three of its Safe 5 wallets

Trezor confirmed that three of 48 inspected Safe 5 hardware wallets sold through reseller CryptoBilis contained malicious chips capable of capturing the recovery seed from the device screen. The manufacturer has released a firmware update for affected devices and is honoring its replacement program for compromised units. The finding matters because the seed phrase is the master key to a wallet's funds, so a spy chip that leaks it can expose all assets secured by the device. Users who bought Trezor hardware through third-party resellers should verify their device's authenticity and check whether it falls under the replacement program.