Ledger today confirmed that a letter claiming it was from the security team at Crypto Wallet was a scam, warning users to ignore it and to keep the Crypto Wallet Recovery phrase to themselves.
The company was responding to crypto trader Jacob Canfield who shared a scam letter on X yesterday. Canfield claims that scammers are “sending physical characters to @Ledger address database leaks requesting a “upgrade” due to security risks.”
It claims to be from the ledger’s “security and compliance” and asks the user to abandon the recovery phrase according to “”.Important security updates. ”
“Not able to complete this mandatory verification process could limit access to your wallet and funds,” reads the fraudulent document.
Read more: Researchers find data harvests within the ledger live app
Ledger admits that spoofing fraud is “general”
In response to the post, the ledger warned, “Unfortunately, scammers who pretend to be the representatives of the ledger and ledger are common.”
“Always remember: Ledger never asks for a phone call, DM, or a 24-word recovery phrase. If anyone is like that, it’s a scam. Keep it carefully and keep the code safe.”
This is not the first physical fraud ledger. In 2021, after suffering from leaks a year ago, ledger users began receiving mail ledger devices. Designed to install malware when using.
Read more: Ledger Dubs service “Risk-free” despite losing millions of user emails
This letter appears to be using the same ledger omission and may be using stolen emails and addresses. 270,000 ledger users It was published online. Ledgers have also suffered from supply chain attacks and phishing campaigns for many years.
However, as Canfield pointed out, Ledger may need to update the warning and include the letter along with the DMS and Call.
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