# Security Alert - Smart Contract Wallets created in frontier are vulnerable to phishing attacks

DevFeed: [Security Alert - Smart Contract Wallets created in frontier are vulnerable to phishing attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/security-alert-smart-contract-wallets-created-in-frontier-are-vulnerable-to-phishing-attacks-16767.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2016/06/24/security-alert-smart-contract-wallets-created-in-frontier-are-vulnerable-to-phishing-attacks>)

Author: Fabian Vogelsteller

Published: 2016-06-24T13:58:05Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [smart-contract](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/smart-contract.md>)

## AI overview

Ethereum Wallet Frontier smart contract wallets created in version 0.4.0 (Beta 7) or earlier are vulnerable to an attack involving malicious contracts. Users are advised to create a new wallet, move their funds, and avoid using affected wallets or owner accounts with unknown contracts.

## Source excerpt

Affected configurations: All smart contract wallets created using Ethereum Wallet Frontier, version 0.4.0 (Beta 7) or earlier. Wallets created with Ethereum Wallet 0.5.0 and all later versions released after March 3, 2016, are not affected. Likelihood: Low Severity: High...