Hackers are stealing mailing lists from major companies and using them to break into people’s cryptocurrency wallets.
They set up spoofed landing pages and impersonate companies like Coinbase, Ledger, Mailchimp, etc., to harvest login credentials and mailing lists.
The hackers then send emails urging users to set up a new Coinbase Wallet using a seed phrase embedded in the email, and once users set up the wallet and transfer funds, the hackers can steal the money.
The campaign, called PoisonSeed, is reportedly the work of threat actors called Scattered Spider and CryptoChameleon, and victims may permanently lose their funds.