Ledger Scammers Posing as Officials Send Email to Steal Mnemonic Phrase

BlockBeats News, April 30th, according to a report by Cointelegraph, Ledger hardware wallet users received a scam email disguised as official communication. The email, pretending to be an "Urgent Security Update," asked users to scan a QR code and provide their 24-word recovery phrase to take control of their wallets. Technical commentator Jacob Canfield exposed this email on X platform. The email impersonated Ledger's logo, address, and reference number, threatening to restrict wallet access if not verified.

Ledger's official response stated that this is a scam and emphasized that they would never ask for a recovery phrase via phone, messages, or any other means. They urged users to be cautious of phishing attacks. The scam may be related to the Ledger data breach in July 2020 when the personal information of over 270,000 users, including names, phone numbers, and addresses, was compromised by hackers.