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Crypto Wallet Trezor Alerts Customers to an Ongoing Phishing Attack

Published 02/01/2024, 12:00 AM
Updated 02/01/2024, 12:15 AM
Crypto Wallet Trezor Alerts Customers to an Ongoing Phishing Attack

  • Trezor said it had disabled the link in the malicious email.
  • Trezor warns customers about a phishing attack that could lead to loss of funds.
  • The phishing email, disguised as an official communication, asked users to upgrade their wallets.

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), cryptocurrency wallet provider Trezor alerted its customers to an ongoing phishing attack that could lead to a permanent loss of funds for victims.

“We’ve detected an unauthorized email impersonating Trezor sent from a third-party email provider we use,” Trezor tweeted. “If you received a suspicious email with the subject line ‘Assets undergoing upgrade’ from the ID: noreply@trezor.io, please do not click any links or provide any info within.”

According to a snapshot shared in the tweet, the phishing email, which is disguised as an official communication from Trezor, informed customers about an upgrade for their wallet assets. The illicit actors listed Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, and ERC20 among the networks requiring an upgrade.

In the mail, recipients were warned not upgrading their wallets could lead to a loss of their funds, a tactic usually used by illicit actors to push …

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