Bugged Ledger Wallets, 1000 Netflix Jobs Gone, ARM/Qualcomm Deal – The Tech Morning

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Your crypto wallet looks like a freshly unboxed Ledger – and is bugged anyway. Heise refers on Thursday morning to a "Flächenbrand" (widespread blaze) of manipulated crypto wallets, with millions in damage incurred. Mind-verse.de picks up the case and gets more specific: According to reports, the devices are said to be equipped with an LTE modem that apparently transmits the seeds to attackers. It sounds like a classic supply chain attack – except this time the supply chain reaches all the way into the originally packaged hardware.

Why hardware wallets of all things are in the crosshairs

A software bug can be closed via a firmware update. A built-in LTE module in a counterfeit hardware wallet, on the other hand, keeps cheerfully sending data home, even if you've long believed everything is secure. According to Mind-verse.de, this is precisely the gap the attackers are exploiting. For you, this means when buying: Really only order directly from the manufacturer, not via marketplace or resellers, where the originally packaged counterfeit sits on the shelf.

Netflix cuts around 1000 positions – the largest wave since 2022

While crypto users worry about their holdings, around 1000 Netflix employees now have to worry about their jobs. As the Heise news ticker shows – and finanzen.net picks up – it is the "largest layoff round since 2022". Which teams are specifically affected and whether certain series projects will suffer under the austerity course is not stated in the available reports. What's clear is only this: The streaming provider's cost discipline isn't letting up.

ARM and Qualcomm bury the hatchet

In the years-long chip legal dispute between ARM and Qualcomm, a resolution is taking shape. Heise announces a "compromise verdict" (Kompromissurteil). Exactly what the parties have agreed remains unclear in the available sources. What's certain: The conflict, which also affects Snapdragon SoCs, is apparently being settled out of court. It's rare to see a settlement in chip law this quickly – after all, this involves licensing models on which practically every modern smartphone SoC hangs.

Apple pressures the EU on HomeView

Apple's dispute with Brussels moves into the next round: According to the Heise headline, Apple is exerting "HomeView pressure on the EU". The available sources don't provide background – only that the topic is coming up in today's morning round. It points to another conflict between Apple and the EU Commission, presumably around the planned HomeKit camera architecture and Apple's attempt to influence the specifications in its favor.

Today's tech round in the #heiseshow format shows two trends: Security risks are migrating from the software bug into the physical supply chain, and the austerity logic of the streaming era continues to bite. Plus a rare glimmer of hope in chip law: ARM and Qualcomm bury the hatchet.