After the reports of tampered devices with extra hardware hidden inside, I wanted a simple way for people to check whether their wallet matches a known-good one. So I built tampercheck.org.
How it works:
- You post photos of your device (front, back, seams, ports, the box, and the board if you’ve opened it), plus its weight and dimensions.
- Other people look it over and vote: looks genuine, unsure, or suspicious, with comments on what they see.
- Verified units build up reference weights for each model, so you can weigh yours and see whether it’s off. Added components usually add measurable weight.
- There’s also a short guide on what to check: red flags, weighing, USB checks, and what to look for inside.
The important bits:
- It will never ask for your recovery phrase, PIN or passphrase, and nobody legitimate ever will. Text that looks like a recovery phrase is rejected automatically.
- No accounts, no trackers, and location data is stripped from photos.
- It’s for any brand, not just Ledger, and it isn’t affiliated with Ledger or any other manufacturer.
- Community votes aren’t proof. Always run the official Genuine Check too.
It’s new and still somewhat under construction, so expect rough edges. I’d really appreciate:
- Feedback: what’s confusing, broken or missing?
- Reference submissions: if you bought your device directly from Ledger and have a scale that reads to 0.01 g, a weight and a few photos would help build the baseline everyone else compares against.
- Suspicious devices: if you have one, post it so others can learn from it.
Thanks, and happy to answer questions in the comments.
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