Data Protection
📈 Bitcoin Then and Now: From $9,000 to $108,000 — the Stakes Have Never Been Higher
When Ledger’s massive data breach occurred in mid-2020, Bitcoin traded at just around $9,000. Today, it’s above $108,000. That means many of those whose addresses were leaked in that breach now sit on fortunes — and have become literal targets.
This isn’t just a data privacy story. It’s a story of physical danger, blackmail, and attempted extortion — enabled by Ledger’s failure to protect its customers.
🧨 Two Data Breaches, Zero Accountability (Until Now)
Ledger has publicly admitted to two separate data leaks:
- The Shopify Leak – Insider employees were bribed to exfiltrate Ledger’s customer database via its e-commerce backend.
- The Iterable/Diff Leak – The marketing platform used by Ledger had an insecure API that was scraped for customer data.
At least, the Iterable/Diff Leak exposed:
- Names
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Full home addresses
The result? Over 270,000 Ledger customers were doxxed and added to dark web lists.
🔪 Real-World Consequences: Extortion, Home Invasions, and Violence
Many victims received phishing emails and SIM swap attempts. But in some cases, it went far beyond that.
According to international press reports and anecdotal disclosures, Ledger users have been subject to home invasions and physical threats. Some cases involve attempted kidnappings, and in at least one verified incident, a victim had a finger cut off by assailants trying to access their hardware wallet.
Even Ledger’s own executive team has been targeted. In one case, a founder was reportedly followed and harassed near their home.
This is the direct human cost of a company failing to encrypt or segregate sensitive user data. When someone’s full address and identity is connected to their crypto holdings, they become vulnerable — in real life.
⚖️ Legal Progress: CNIL Fines Ledger €750,000 — Austrian Courts Lead the Way
Ledger’s attempt to downplay the breach has now met serious legal resistance:
- 🇫🇷 France’s CNIL fined Ledger €750,000 for violations of GDPR and failing to secure user data.
- 🇦🇹 Austria has seen multiple settlements — Ledger has already paid out in several cases brought by customers.
- 🇩🇪 Germany is next. While outcomes have been mixed so far, additional lawsuits are pending and one settlement has been achieved.
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein and EU-wide class actions are ramping up, including coordination with GDPR representatives under the Collective Redress Directive.
We at Litigation Financing DAO have already initiated lawsuits and over 1,000 more are in preparation.
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You can be anywhere in the EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, or even outside — if your data was leaked by Ledger, you are eligible.
📰 Featured in the Media
Our litigation and investigative work has already been featured in:
- BTC-ECHO: Ledger Leak – Kanzlei Scheiber leitet Sammelklage ein
- Legal Insurance coverage claim lawsuit
🫂 Our Team: Driven By Justice
I, Marcel, am coordinating this through Litigation Financing DAO in partnership with SCHEIBER LAW, one of Europe’s leading data-privacy litigators. Our motivation is personal — family members and colleagues are among the affected, and we’ve seen firsthand what this breach has done to people’s lives.
This is not about “a database leak.” It’s about putting lives at risk — and holding a billion-dollar company accountable.
✅ What You Can Do Now
If your information was leaked by Ledger, even if you’re unsure, you may be entitled to claim damages for non-pecuniary damage (compensation for pain and suffering) and – probably better – to assert liability for future damages
👉 Visit: www.ledger-claim.com
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We Are Not Done
This isn’t just a class action. It’s a warning to every company handling sensitive crypto data:
Secure your users, or be held accountable.
With BTC now at $108,000, the people Ledger exposed are no longer small-time investors. They’re whale-sized targets. And we’re making sure their rights — and their safety — are protected.
– Marcel, Litigation Financing DAO
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