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Board Altcoin Discussion
Re: Browser add-ons are just not safe
by
btc_angela
on 04/04/2020, 23:21:42 UTC
I heard a ledger chrome extension have stolen up to 2.5million in crypto, Users are asked to input their 24-word seed, which allows scammers access to the wallet’s contents. This is why I hate add-ons for chrome or Firefox, they aren't safe at all but how come people are falling for this cheap trick that have been around since years ago now?

⚠️NEVER share your 24 words
⚠️NEVER enter your 24 words into any internet-connected device
⚠️Ledger will NEVER ask for your 24 words

When will people learn?

Good question. I think as humans we have a tendency to fall for this kind of trick if we are not very careful. That's why I move away from Google because their policy about malicious ads and their webstore is not safe. And if you are not really very careful, someone will really fall for this gimmick. You can install adblock or ublock, and we must think logically and not to just share you mnemonic phrase or recovery seed.