Zilliqa Faces Fallout From Critical Ledger Wallet Flaw

• Zilliqa suspended native transactions after identifying a critical vulnerability in its Ledger wallet application.
• The flaw could allow attackers to reconstruct private keys from transaction signatures generated over several years.
• Exchanges have restricted ZIL transfers while the network prepares recovery instructions for affected users.
• The issue is limited to Zilliqa’s native Ledger application and does not affect Ledger hardware or the EVM network.

Zilliqa has suspended all native (non-EVM) transactions after confirming a critical security vulnerability in its Ledger hardware wallet application, a flaw that could allow attackers to recover users’ private keys from publicly available blockchain signatures. The emergency measure comes as the project works with security researchers and exchanges to contain the incident and develop a recovery process for potentially affected users.

According to the announcement in X, the vulnerability is limited to Zilliqa’s native blockchain and does not impact its EVM-compatible network.

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