Ledger Scam: Scammers Mail Hacked Ledger Devices To Steal Crypto
Scammers are now mailing hacked ledger devices to Ledger users in a bid to steal crypto from unsuspecting users. An alarmed user made a post on Reddit that they had gotten a Ledger device that they hadn’t purchased. In the package was a poorly worded letter riddled with grammatical errors that explained that due to […]
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Ledger customers are receiving fake wallets by mail to steal their cryptocurrency. A user in Reddit reported receiving a suspicious package that claimed to be mailed by Ledger. The package included a letter stating the user needed to substitute the current wallet for safety reasons. Ledger has been the source of several leaks of information of customer data. Criminals are presumably using this information to organize these schemes. Scammers Are Mailing Fake Wallets to Ledger Customers Scammers are reportedly mailing fake hardware wallets to Ledger customers to steal their private seeds.....
Ledger customers have reported receiving fake replacement devices in the mail, designed to phish private security information. The consequences of Ledger's major data breach continue to be felt almost a year later. One contributor to the r/ledgerwallet forum on Reddit, writing under the tag “u/jjrand” and self-identified as one of those affected by the breach, has posted images of what appears to be a fake Ledger Nano X wallet received in the mail.Wrapped in seemingly authentic packaging, the device nonetheless included several tell-tale signs that sparked the contributor's suspicion. Most....
A few months ago, Bitcoinist held a giveaway where three lucky winners received a Ledger hardware Bitcoin wallet for free. We gave away three different Ledger products: the Ledger Nano, Ledger HW.1 and Ledger Unplugged. Now, we’re giving away Ledger devices again, and this time we have some new products up for grabs. In this giveaway, we are offering another Ledger Nano, in addition to two different products. We have one Ledger Starter to give away; this device is a “secure provisioning system”. The Starter has “an isolated offline operating system that plugs into the USB port of your PC....
In Daly City, California, authorities are investigating a crypto scam incident where a man lost $27,000 worth of bitcoin. A 48-year-old man claimed the scammers tricked him into giving them the keys to his wallet. Scammer Impersonated a Crypto Wallet Hardware Firm Ledger Representative Per KTVU FOX 2, the unnamed victim received a text message from someone impersonating a representative of T-Mobile, a telecommunications provider in the United States. In the SMS, the scammer told him that there were suspicious activities in his T-Mobile account. In fact, the fake mobile provider....
Thieves have opened a new front against cryptocurrency users with fake letters delivered by regular postal mail targeting owners of Ledger hardware wallets. The letters misleadingly tell recipients they need to confirm their private seed phrases for a “critical security update,” according to reports posted on social media site X on April 29. Related Reading: […]