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Title: Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension
Post by: newshunter on January 04, 2020, 07:00:45 AM

Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension

Ledger hardware wallet confirms phishing alert for “Ledger Secure” Chrome browser extension

Source: Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension (https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-wallet-user-allegedly-lost-16k-to-malicious-browser-extension)

Would appreciate your opinion about this

Title: Re: Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension
Post by: Zed0X on January 04, 2020, 09:54:00 AM

It is quite ironic isn't it. A user buying a hardware wallet to store his/her wallet offline and then uses a browser extension to access it. What's more surprising is that an investor owning 17,000 ZEC committed the rookie mistake of not verifying the extension with the Ledger team first before installing.

Title: Re: Ledger Wallet User Allegedly Lost $16K to Malicious Browser Extension
Post by: Goodcat49 on January 04, 2020, 11:14:27 PM

Sometimes, if you keep your crypto on any exchange, it is safer than use a cold wallet or something.