SlowMist warns that phishing pages impersonating Ledger firmware updates have appeared in the market
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SlowMist said that phishing pages impersonating Ledger firmware updates have appeared in the market.
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SlowMist: Phishing pages impersonating Ledger firmware updates have appeared in the market
PANews October 16 reported that, according to SlowMist monitoring, a fake “Ledger firmware update” campaign has appeared in the market and is exploiting the recent Ledger supply chain incident to conduct attacks. The phishing page looks highly authentic and includes a fake “authenticity check” page, device selection, and an “Update Now” button. SlowMist reminds users never to click website links to perform updates. Never enter your seed phrase anywhere.
SlowMist monitoring reported that a fake “Ledger firmware update” campaign has appeared in the market.
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The campaign exploits the recent Ledger supply chain incident to conduct attacks.
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The phishing page includes a fake “authenticity check” page, device selection, and an “Update Now” button.
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SlowMist reminds users not to click website links to perform updates and not to enter their seed phrases anywhere.
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PANews October 16 reported this news.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This is a phishing page that impersonates a firmware update process and may induce users to take action through steps such as an “authenticity check,” device selection, and “Update Now.” SlowMist advises users not to update through website links or enter their seed phrases.
Why it matters to readers
If users encounter similar pages, clicking or entering a seed phrase may pose security risks; the original text did not state the specific number of victims or the amount of asset losses.
A seed phrase is important information used to recover a wallet and should not be entered on webpages. When seeing a page asking users to update Ledger through a website, they should stop the operation first.
Risks and unknowns
The original text did not provide the URL or a sample of the spoofed page.
The original text did not state whether any users had already been victimized or whether any asset losses had occurred.
The original text did not provide independent technical verification or specific malicious behavior by the spoofed page.
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