Crypto wallet maker Ledger regains control of Discord after phishing attack
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has regained control of its Discord server after a moderator’s compromised account was used to spread phishing links targeting users’ seed phrases.
According to an announcement on the official Discord server, the breach occurred on May 11 after an attacker took over a contracted moderator’s account.
Using the elevated privileges, the attacker deployed a bot to post scam links in one of the channels, directing users to a malicious website that mimicked a Ledger verification page.
“The issue was quickly contained: the compromised account was removed, the bot was deleted, the website was reported, and all relevant permissions were reviewed and secured,” said Ledger staff member…
