Ledger Phishing Attack
Phishing and scams targeting Ledger wallet owners are increasing, and one of the scam websites obtained more than 1,150,000 XRP from victims.
- Reported loss
- 1,150,000 XRP
- Attack category
- Phishing attack
Incident Overview
This scam uses phishing emails to direct users to a fake Ledger website. On this fake website, the victim was tricked into downloading malware that pretended to be a security update, resulting in the theft of all Ledger wallet balances. According to the fraud identification website xrplorer operated by the community, the XRP obtained from the scam was sent to Bittrex through 5 deposits, but the exchange “cannot freeze XRP in time”.
Sources & References
This record presents information attributed to the linked sources. Incident dates describe the original event, not a new report. Reported loss figures reflect the source record and are not current market valuations.