QUADRIGA INITIATIVE
CRYPTO WATCHDOG & FRAUD RECOVERY PLATFORM
A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT
$6 000 USD
JANUARY 2022
GLOBAL
LEDGER
DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS
"I bought the Ledger from the “Ledger official” store on Amazon. It has a link to the ledger website so I thought it was legit. I guess I made that mistake by going thru the Amazon ledger store."
"All coins unstaked are gone. Only the staked coins (cosmos and avalanche) are left. Cosmos has been undelegated by the hacker, and I have a few weeks before I can pull them. Hopefully faster than them. Avalanche auto unstakes at the end of February. Seeing if there is any way to secure my ledger or get a script to move coins out beforehand"
"I don't know how, but I believe I was hacked. Is there any way to retrieve XRP that was sent to an unknown wallet? I have a transaction from last Wednesday, and I never sent my ripple ANYWHERE. I have the wallet address it was sent to below. If anyone can help, please let me know.
This is the wallet where my stolen XRP was sent to: rPca9fVC5747DB3r8hDB6r8nkRxA3PsMYr
Cosmos is unable to do anything about the unstaking and transfer. So I have to race against the thief to hope I transfer it off somewhere quickly
I am still hoping for better luck with avalanche"
"it’s stored in the box in my suitcase. This ledger I bought must’ve been compromised."
"It’s been in my box in my suitcase since I bought this. I upgraded from my old ledger I held my coins on for 5 years, and this new one I was drained of my cosmos, tron, ripple, and monero"
"None, nobody. My cleaning lady I guess. I don't want to underestimate anyone, but that is doubtful"
"I did not go to any website. I restored it on my actual laptop. I check all of my wallets religiously every 3-4 days. I just checked today, and all of my XRP, TRON, and Monero was removed. My atom is being undelegated and i assume they want to move that off. Can I stop this in any way? Reset my keys? Or something?
"I did type it in to restore my old wallet" "How did I transfer my coins from my old to new ledger then? Not sure" "No part of the restore process requires you to type your seed into the computer"
I did reach out to xrp ledger for help since atom wasn't staking rewards. I am so crushed rn"
"I don't know how my ledger could've been hacked. I got a new one a few months back because I have more coins than I did 4 years ago. Now everything is drained (XRP, TRON, MONERO) but they are undelegating my Cosmos as we speak."
"Seeming like a malware. No clue how they could’ve accessed my monero wallet on my laptop"
"That’s the wallet they deposited my 6900 xrp"
"Also if anyone knows how I can make sure my AVAX is sent to another wallet immediately upon the staking period ending, I’d really appreciate the help and you will receive payment in crypto as a thank you once it is done."
"paid someone to write me a bot. Costed me $7500 but well worth it. Recovered my cosmos I’ll never recover the XRP, tron, or monero. Hoping I still hold my Avax which unstakes soon"
Reddit user Thugluvdoc purchased a new Ledger device from a "Ledger Official" store on Amazon, which included malware prompting him to enter the seed phrase on his computer, where it could be sent to the hacker. He didn't realize the proper process of setting up a Ledger wallet. All of his funds disappeared from his Ledger wallet except for some staked coins. It appears he was able to recover the staked coins by paying a developer to build a bot to transfer them faster than the attacker.
HOW COULD THIS HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?
It is absolutely critical to use official sources when purchasing hardware wallets. Seed phrases should never be entered on a computer when using a hardware wallet. When transferring to a new wallet, risk can be reduced by first setting up a new wallet with a smaller balance instead of transferring all funds at once.
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