Various users of Crypto Hardware wallet provider Trezor has complained about malicious emails in its inbox. Trezor has now confirmed that it is actually a so-called phishing attack from an external email provider. But what exactly was in the email and did users lose money as a result?
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Trezor makes its voice heard after phishing attack
In 2014, SatoshiLabs released this TREZOR on the market. At that time, the company introduced the first hardware wallet for Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. You keep the wallet private keys offline and offers the possibility of carrying out transactions using a digital signature. No internet connection is required for the latter.
Trezor has now made itself heard on X after several users complained about a phishing email. In the News They state that a malicious email was actually sent from their third party provider: (email protected). For example, the email included instructions on how to contact their network ether (ETH) and ripple (XRP) upgrade. Here too, users had to enter their 12 or 24 words seed phrase communicate via an online form.
🚨Safety Warning🚨
We discovered an unauthorized email impersonating Trezor that was sent from a third-party email provider we use.
If you have received a suspicious email with the subject line “Assets are currently being updated” from ID: (email protected), please do not click on any links or… pic.twitter.com/RqQnQkB4hX
– Trezor (@Trezor) January 24, 2024
Delete the email immediately, warns Trezor
Trezor further states that users should delete the email immediately.
“If you have received a suspicious email with the subject line “Updating Activity” from the sender (email protected), do not click on the links or provide any information there.”
Furthermore, they reassure their users and assure them that both their wallet and their horny remain safe. They also warn against doing it seed phrase and stay vigilant against phishing attacks.
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There was also previously a breach at the crypto wallet company Trezor
A little over a week ago, Trezor also came into play News. The company discovered a data breach that exposed nearly 66,000 customer user details. It was also discovered that attackers have already contacted at least 41 users with direct emails and asked for their passwords Seed phrases Split.
In the current phishing attack, Trezor has not yet confirmed whether users lost their money. They will let you know immediately News on X that they managed to disable the malicious link. This reduced the risk of users actually sharing their confidential information with third parties.
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