However, both of these browsers contain multiple reviews seemingly from xplorer forensics warning people against the scam. The researchers warned people from downloading tools for their hardware wallets from any source other than the vendor directly.Ĭurrently, there are two Ledger Live extensions available on the Google Store for the Chrome browser. The researchers shared a screenshot of a post request from the alleged scam while warning the community against such tools. The researchers claim they tracked the theft of over 200K XRP in the last month.Īs per the researchers, most of the stolen XRP coins are held in accounts, while a fraction of them was cased through the crypto exchange platform HitBTC. After collecting appropriate information, the extension is then used to empty the accounts of the user. The extension is advertised in Google searches and uses Google Docs for collecting data. The Tweets also revealed that the Fake Ledger Live extension is used to collect backup passphrases by scanning user data.
#LEDGER LIVE ON CHROMEBOOK SERIES#
The case was reported by “xplorer forensics” in a series of Twitter updates on 24 March.
The extension has stolen over 200k XRP coins in the last month alone, with the total stolen amount being close to 1.4 million XRP coins.
Beware of fake Ledger apps Ledger users are targeted by fake Ledger apps, also advertised via search engines. A Fake Ledger Live extension on Google Chrome has been stealing crypto assets from the accounts of its users. (Ledger) Chrome apps deactivated Last updated: ApThe Chrome apps have been replaced by Ledger Live, which provides a single app to manage your Ledger device and the crypto assets it secures.
0 kommentar(er)
