Ledger Discord server attacked by hacker - subscribers urged to hand over their wallet recovery phrases

On behalf of a moderator, he published fake news about the company’s security hack

Hacker tried to access Ledger users’ seed phrases through a Discord server

12.05.2025 - 12:40

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What’s new? The Discord server of Ledger, a French hardware crypto wallet manufacturer, was hacked. The attacker gained access to the server moderator’s account to use it to seize seed phrases from subscribers’ wallets.

Source: X.com

What else is known? The hacker, on behalf of the moderator, published a fake announcement on the server about a discovered security vulnerability and urged users to check their seed phrases via a malicious link. This was supposedly to ensure the safety of their funds. Clicking the link and entering the passphrase would result in the loss of access to the wallet and all assets.

The server hack was also brought to the attention of the founder and former CEO of the largest crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, known under the nickname CZ. He urged users to never and under any pretext hand over their phrases to restore access to wallets.

He also noted that crypto companies’ social media accounts are their most vulnerable spots.

Source: X.com

More often than not, it is social networks, not internal security systems, that are being hacked to promote scam tokens or obtain sensitive customer data.

Ledger officials later said they regained control of the server and removed the fake message. They urged to follow official updates only through Ledger’s website and X account.

Ledger users have been attacked many times recently. Last month, the company confirmed instances of physical emails being sent to users on its behalf to steal seed phrases. In the email, the scammers write that the company is supposedly conducting a critical security update and users need to validate their recovery phrases to ensure their assets are protected.

Last month, analysts at IS firm Silent Push noticed that hackers from the DPRK created shell companies to attack blockchain developers. They spread malware during calls under the pretense of a job interview.

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