Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Ledger
Hack or exploit on Nov 6, 2020 · Phishing
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$271K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,356
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Phishing campaign targeting Ledger users with fake data-breach alert emails claiming security compromise and urging firmware updates. Attackers used Punycode domain spoofing (e.g., ledģėr.com) to disguise malicious URLs and trick users into compromising their hardware wallet recovery phrases.
Details
- Date
- Nov 6, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Phishing
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- Wallet
- Chains
- Multiple
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Ledger hack, Nov 6, 2020: $271K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htb388e9272b/ (data as of 2026-11-01).