COLDCARD hardware wallet private key RNG vulnerability disclosed
Key claims
- User questions whether Coldcard wallet security issue signals market bottom.
- A former Bitcoin holder avoided hardware wallet risks by selling BTC for NVIDIA stock in 2022, and prefers airgapped or paper wallets over commercial hardware wallets.
- User inquires about COLDCARD hardware wallet and expresses concern about current security risk.
- User reports that COLDCARD has been hacked and users are losing their Bitcoin holdings.
- User first learned of COLDCARD through news of a security vulnerability/hack.
- Coldcard's firmware flaw allowed attackers to guess private keys offline, resulting in theft of over $75M in Bitcoin, warranting class-action litigation against Coinkite for criminal negligence.
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Source threads (8)
Every thread this story was extracted from, with live and archive links so the evidence is verifiable.
- /biz/62548907 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 15 replies User expresses skepticism toward CEO denial of security breach, questioning whether the incident was a deliberate exit scam.
- /biz/62550584 ↗ live · archive smug evergreen 4 replies A former Bitcoin holder avoided hardware wallet risks by selling BTC for NVIDIA stock in 2022, and prefers airgapped or paper wallets over commercial hardware wallets.
- /biz/62550527 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 6 replies User questions whether Coldcard wallet security issue signals market bottom.
- /biz/62550856 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 2 replies User inquires about COLDCARD hardware wallet and expresses concern about current security risk.
- /biz/62551418 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 2 replies User first learned of COLDCARD through news of a security vulnerability/hack.
- /biz/62551128 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 36 replies User reports that COLDCARD has been hacked and users are losing their Bitcoin holdings.
- /biz/62544259 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 48 replies A confirmed vulnerability in COLDCARD's random number generation for private keys requires users to move Bitcoin immediately.
- /biz/62551843 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 25 replies Coldcard's firmware flaw allowed attackers to guess private keys offline, resulting in theft of over $75M in Bitcoin, warranting class-action litigation against Coinkite for criminal negligence.
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