Crypto phishers are sending letters to Trezor, Ledger users again

It's not the first time scammers have used snail mail to target victims of hardware wallet company data breaches from years ago.

Users of crypto hardware wallets Ledger and Trezor are again reporting receiving physical letters aimed at stealing their seed recovery phrases — the latest attack on users that has been exposed in numerous data leaks over the past six years.

Cybersecurity expert Dmitry Smilyanets was one of the first to report receiving a spurious letter from Trezor on Feb. 13, which demands users perform an “Authentication Check” by Feb. 15 or risk having their device restricted. 

Smilyanets said the scam uses a hologram and a QR code that leads users to a scam website. The letter is made to appear signed by Matěj Žák, who is described as the “Ledger CEO” (the real Matěj Žák is the CEO of Trezor). 

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