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?
Not just ledger but trezor as well, chrome extensions are very dangerous because we don't know if the app is malicious or not. In the case of crypto, there are still thousands in google web store still in the wild,
When will people learn?
In a perfect world, no one should really fall for this cheap trick. However, human stupidity is one subject that we can't really understand. How in the hell you are sharing all of your 'secret' phases? That's why it is secret and you need to take care of it and not just blindly entering it to a website or apps that you didn't even bother to check?
There is no need to be talented for protecting your own privacy but don't blame the 50 years old grandpa for not careless behaviour about the malicious apps. His technical knowledge and research ability is limited to open the browser and find the information for streaming or reading. No one is supposed to be tech savvy especially if the technology is used for tacking us.