On May 11, Ledger’s Discord server was briefly compromised after a moderator’s account was taken over, according to Ledger team member Quintin Boatwright.
The attacker used the account to share a fake link and claimed that users were required to confirm their wallet recovery phrases. The message was designed to trick people into handing over access to their crypto wallets.
Screenshots shared on X show that the fake message warned of a “security issue” and urged users to act quickly by clicking a link. Anyone who followed it was asked to connect their wallet and complete several steps, which included sharing sensitive information.
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Ledger’s team responded by removing the compromised moderator account and deleting the bot used to spread the link. They also took down the website the link pointed to and reviewed all channel permissions to prevent further abuse.
An X user said in a May 11 post on X that they were banned or muted while trying to report the incident, which may have delayed the team’s response.
According to Boatwright, “the issue was quickly contained”, and new steps have been taken to improve Discord security. He also confirmed that this was a one-time incident and that the attack was limited to the Discord channel.
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