A USB stick that contained a small fortune. It was stolen on Wednesday from a resident of the 1st arrondissement of Paris who alerted the police this Thursday, late in the afternoon. According to our information, police officers from the night legal processing service went to the scene, rue Saint-Honoré, around 8 p.m.
The burglars, whose number is unknown, forced the lock on the front door and entered the victim’s apartment during the day. They took several pieces of jewelry worth 5,000 euros. But above all a Wallet from the Ledger brand, a device that allows you to manage your cryptocurrencies. This USB key contained 160,000 euros, indicates a police source 20 minutes. An investigation was opened by the prosecution.
Stolen passwords
These devices are protected by a PIN code. But the criminals took care to take away the passwords. Will the victim lose this money? “Losing your Ledger device does not mean losing your cryptos. Your assets are on the blockchain,” explains the company on its website. To recover them, simply “obtain another Wallet Ledger and enter your secret recovery phrase there”.
It is imperative to keep this phrase “in a safe place,” insists Ledger. This is “the most sensitive data you will have to manage as a crypto owner”. In the event of loss, it becomes “permanently” impossible to access your wallet and the cryptocurrencies it contains.