Alex Thorn warns Coldcard attack still active; vulnerable seeds remain permanently compromised
Alex Thorn, Galaxy's head of research, stated that the Coldcard hardware wallet attack is still ongoing and that firmware patches do not fix seeds created on vulnerable firmware, leaving those seeds permanently compromised. Users were advised to move funds to entirely new wallets with newly generated seeds.
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@LarkDavis
Galaxy's Head of Research Alex Thorn just said it: the Coldcard attacker is still out there, still hunting wallets. $115M gone. 200+ victims. And it's not over.
@Cointelegraph
⚡ LATEST: Galaxy's head of research, Alex Thorn, says the Coldcard attack is still ongoing. Are your funds safe? https://t.co/7s30FaKh43
@wiseadvicesumit
🚨 The Coldcard story isn't over. Galaxy Research's Alex Thorn says the attack is still ongoing and vulnerable seeds remain exposed. The key detail many are missing: Updating the firmware does not repair previously generated seeds. The vulnerability follows the seed, not the https://t.co/expzqcgbSh
@btcliveco
JUST IN: 🔒 Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn reports the Coldcard hardware wallet attack is reportedly ongoing. Details still emerging.
@coinbureau
⚠️UPDATE: Galaxy’s Head of Research Alex Thorn says the Coldcard attack is STILL ongoing. The patch does not fix seeds created on the vulnerable firmware, those seeds remain permanently compromised. Users must immediately move their funds to an entirely new wallet with a newly https://t.co/LOLukXPvSt