Trezor and Ledger users targeted by scammers, fake official letters used to conduct seed phrase phishing

PANews February 16 News, according to Bleepingcomputer, Trezor and Ledger users have been targeted by physical letter scams. Scammers impersonate official organizations, tricking users into scanning QR codes that lead to phishing websites, and using “identity verification checks” and “transaction inspections” to steal recovery seeds, thereby carrying out cryptocurrency asset theft.

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