Security· ★★★· bearish·

Fake Ledger site ranks prominently on Google to steal seed phrases

  • —Fake Ledger site drew over 1 million visits in 30 days
  • —Scammers ask users to enter their 24-word seed phrase
  • —Zscaler flagged malicious Google ads impersonating Ledger in September
  • —Warning coincides with Ledger probe into ~$86 million CryptoBilis thefts
Why it matters: Search-result phishing targets inexperienced users and damages trust in Ledger amid an $86 million theft investigation.
Source: PANews