💡News
Changpeng Zhao warns of security risks in the #crypto industry, emphasizing that social media accounts are a weak link. Hackers, by impersonating a Ledger Discord administrator account, released false vulnerability information, inducing users to submit their seed phrases, revealing an escalating threat of new social engineering attacks. Changpeng Zhao reminds users not to disclose their private keys.

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Just got this security warning.

Ledger's Discord admin account was hacked. The scammer falsely claimed a security flaw and urged users to enter their recovery phrases on a phishing site.

Lessons:
1. Never give up your private key recovery phrases no matter who is doing the asking.

2. Social network accounts for a crypto company are often the weakest links.

Message (from Ledger Community Manager):
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We want to inform you of a recently discovered vulnerability in our ledger security system that may have resulted in the exposure of sensitive user data. The potentially affected user data may include:
• Shipping details
• 24-word recovery phrases
• Transaction data linked to recovery phrases Your security is our top priority.

We strongly urge all users to verify the integrity of their recovery phrases by following the steps below:
1. Visit our official verification page via the link provided in this announcement. fakeverify-ledger.appchanged/🔎
2. Connect your wallet by following the on-screen instructions.
3. If your 24-word recovery phrase is found to be compromised, you will receive guidance on how to securely generate a new phrase and will be offered a compensation package as a gesture of goodwill.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation. — The Ledger Team Member