Scammers, Posing as Kirkland Lawyers, Phishing Celsius Customers

Scammers pretending to be Kirkland & Ellis LLP restructuring associates are sending phishing emails to customers of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network LLC in an effort to access crypto wallets, a Kirkland attorney told a bankruptcy court.

Phishing attempts targeting Celsius customers are also occurring via telephone, Joshua Sussberg, a partner at Kirkland and Celsius’ lead bankruptcy attorney, told the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in court papers Wednesday.

The phishing emails highlight a growing schism in cryptocurrency bankruptcies between privacy and court transparency.

The scam emails portray the Celsius logo and tell customers to ...