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Coldcard Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Leads to $70M Bitcoin Theft

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A bug in Coldcard hardware wallet's firmware allowed attackers to drain over $70 million worth of Bitcoin from around 1,200 wallets. The vulnerability, present for over five years, affected almost all Coldcard models. Users are advised to update their firmware, generate new seeds, and move their Bitcoin to new wallets.

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  1. Quinten | 048.eth avatar

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    X / Twitter / @QuintenFrancois

    The biggest damage from the Coldcard vulnerability isn’t the Bitcoin t...

  2. TechFlow 深潮|APP 已上线 avatar

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    X / Twitter / @TechFlowPost

    硬件钱包是加密世界里「最安全」的存储方式,但并非100%。 据海外多个信源确认,7 月 30 日凌晨,1,196 个 Coldcard @...

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    Recovery Seeds Reportedly Breached for Coldcard Hardware Bitcoin Walle...

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