Bitcoin News said in a post on X that a Trezor user reported losing their life savings after clicking a Google sponsored search result impersonating Trezor. The phishing page was hosted on Google Sites and, according to the report, tricked the victim into entering their wallet recovery seed. Trezor said it is escalating the report and is working to remove the website. The company also reminded users not to input wallet backups or mnemonic phrases on any website or online form. Google sponsored phishing advertisements, the post said, remain a persistent attack channel for crypto users. The case points to the danger of sponsored search listings: a user searching for the official Trezor service can be directed instead to a lookalike site set up to harvest seed phrases. Trezor's warning urges users to avoid entering sensitive wallet data anywhere online. This type of sponsored-search phishing continues to target cryptocurrency holders, and the latest report shows how a single search result can lead to the loss of an entire savings balance.
Bitcoin News said in a post on X that a Trezor user reported losing their life savings after clicking a Google sponsored search result that impersonated Trezor.
The phishing page was hosted on Google Sites and allegedly tricked the victim into entering their wallet recovery seed.
Trezor said it is escalating the report and working to remove the site. The company reminded users not to enter wallet backups or mnemonic phrases on any website or online form.
Google-sponsored phishing ads remain a persistent attack vector for crypto users.
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