Zhao Changpeng warns about the Ledger security incident: social accounts have become the weakest link in crypto security

ChainCatcher news, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng today issued an important security warning regarding the hacking incident of the Ledger Discord administrator account. He pointed out that the attacker infiltrated the official Ledger Discord administrator account, forged a security vulnerability announcement, and lured users to a phishing website to submit their 24-word recovery phrases. Zhao Changpeng emphasized, "No matter who the other party is, never give out your private key recovery phrase," and noted that "the social media accounts of crypto companies are often the weakest security link."

In this attack, the hacker meticulously designed phishing messages that included false compensation schemes, falsely claiming that there was a vulnerability in the Ledger security system that could lead to the leakage of users' recovery phrases. It is worth noting that the phishing domain used by the hacker was highly deceptive. Zhao Changpeng's warning highlights the new types of social engineering attack risks currently facing the crypto industry, particularly the escalating threat of hijacking official communication channels.