NGRAVE claims to be facing a high-level cyber threat and urges vigilance against impersonation and phishing
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NGRAVE claims to be facing a high-level cyber threat and reminds users to guard against impersonators.
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Crypto hardware wallet NGRAVE claims it is facing a high-level cyber threat and urges vigilance against impersonators
PANews October 28 reports that the crypto hardware wallet NGRAVE issued a security notice stating that it is facing a high-level cyber threat, and that the team is actively monitoring and responding.NGRAVE warned users to be alert to impersonators contacting them through messages, emails, notifications, websites, or support accounts, and emphasized that it will never ask for a recovery phrase or Perfect Key. The only occasion on which a recovery phrase should be entered is when restoring a wallet on a ZERO device, and it must be entered on the ZERO device’s own screen; it must never be entered on any phone, computer, or website. As long as users have not entered their recovery phrase anywhere else, their keys are safe when stored offline on ZERO.
NGRAVE issued a security notice stating that it is facing a high-level cyber threat, and that the team is monitoring and responding.
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NGRAVE warned users to be alert to impersonators contacting them through messages, emails, notifications, websites, or support accounts.
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NGRAVE said it will not ask for a recovery phrase or Perfect Key。
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NGRAVE said a recovery phrase may only be entered on the ZERO device’s own screen, and must not be entered on a phone, computer, or website.
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The notice stated that as long as users have not entered their recovery phrase anywhere else, their keys are safe when stored offline on ZERO.
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This is a security reminder concerning phishing and impersonation contacts. Users should not provide a recovery phrase or Perfect Key to any message, email, website, or support account; to restore a wallet, they should operate only on the ZERO device’s screen.
Why it matters to readers
disclosing a recovery phrase or Perfect Key could compromise wallet security; therefore, users need to verify the source of contact and avoid entering a recovery phrase on a phone, computer, or website.
Beginners should remember: do not give your recovery phrase to anyone, and do not enter it anywhere other than on a ZERO device.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence does not specify the exact type of cyber threat.
The evidence does not specify the affected channels, user scope, or whether any users have suffered losses.
The evidence does not confirm that device keys or funds have been compromised or lost.
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Recovery phrase
Important information used to back up and restore access to a wallet. It should be stored securely and never disclosed.
An attack that impersonates legitimate services and harvests login credentials, personal information, seed phrases, and other sensitive data through fake websites or messages.
