Coldcard Ships Deeper Security Fix Following Bitcoin Heist
Coinkite's new firmware adds hand-entered entropy and stricter transaction checks to its Coldcard wallets.
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COLDCARD releases firmware 5.6.1 after $114M exploit drained 1,816 BTC from hardware wallets
The exploit highlights the critical need for robust security measures in hardware wallets, emphasizing user involvement in seed generation.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team21 Aug
Coldcard ships firmware after $114 million bitcoin theft; says AI helped catch more bugs
CoinDesk•Shaurya Malwa21 Aug
Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update
Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai21 Aug
How Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Supported Users During the Coldcard Crisis
As there’s no single best bitcoin hardware wallet, only different features and trade-offs, their manufacturers also vary in how they have supported their customers following the Coldcard crisis. Fast, clear, and helpful communication might be the factor that protects your funds during similar emergencies. Bitcoin.com News looked into how the top 13 manufacturers of these […]
Bitcoin.com News•Linas Kmieliauskas21 Aug
Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives
Bitcoin Magazine Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives FOSS rests on four essential freedoms defined by the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative’s ten criteria. Licenses that withhold commercial rights, such as MIT plus Commons Clause, shrink the reviewer pool and shift the burden back onto the vendor. This post Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .
Coldcard firmware update requires affected users to move Bitcoin
Coldcard has released firmware versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q after a three-week security review, while warning that users with affected seed phrases must create new wallets and move their Bitcoin. Coldcard firmware adds mandatory user entropy Coldcard said in an Aug.…
Coldcard theft: FBI may know 1,082 BTC attacker
Investigators traced the first Coldcard theft wave to a paid data account, but the FBI has not confirmed identifying or charging anyone.
Bitcoin Whale From 2012 Suddenly Moves $13.7M After 14 Years
Amid August’s wave of dormant bitcoin suddenly waking up after the Coldcard exploit, a relic from 2012 joined the action, moving 212 BTC worth $13.72 million after sitting untouched for more than 14 years. Vintage BTC Holder Realizes a 584,725% Gain August has turned into a graveyard awakening for long-dormant bitcoin, with coins untouched for […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman18 Aug
Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI
Bitcoin Magazine Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI Clay Garrett’s investigation matched the 1,082.65 BTC sweeps to a major data provider’s internal logs with “extraordinary specificity.” The coins remain unmoved. This post Hunting Down the Coldcard Hacker. Wave 1 Thief May Be Known to FBI first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt .
Coldcard exploit reveals years-long Bitcoin theft campaign — Details
Why have losses continued 5 years after the vulnerable Coldcard firmware was released in 2021?
AMBCrypto•Ishika Kumari18 Aug
Losses Top $115M In Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Galaxy Research
Bitcoin Magazine Losses Top $115M In Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Galaxy Research The amount of bitcoin stolen has been confirmed at $115 million, according to Galaxy Digital's latest figures. This post Losses Top $115M In Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Galaxy Research first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
An insight into Bitcoin’s safety: Coldcard firmware vulnerability exposed; $112 million in Bitcoin Stolen
As BTC, ETH, and XRP face heightened volatility, EX DeFi is attracting attention with a cloud mining model focused on long-term digital asset participation. The cryptocurrency market has recently been rocked by another shocking security incident. Attackers exploited a vulnerability…
The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model
CoinDesk•Zach Herbert17 Aug
How a bug in Coldcard’s code went unnoticed for years, leading to $100 million in hacked funds
CoinDesk•Francisco Rodrigues17 Aug
Coldcard Losses Pass $115 Million, Galaxy Research Data Shows
Galaxy Research said that Coldcard losses have exceeded $115 million, covering 1,778.58 Bitcoin (BTC) swept from 8,680 addresses since July 30, according to Galaxy data through August 13. One new chart from the firm ranks the 10 largest sweep groups by transaction habits. However, most of the drained addresses still have no named owner. Follow
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir17 Aug
Coldcard Bitcoin Thefts Slow, But Losses Could Top $150 Million: Galaxy
Galaxy Research says the lull likely means vulnerable holders migrated, or were already emptied.
Coldcard wallet exploit leads to theft of over 1,778 Bitcoin worth $112M
The Coldcard breach highlights vulnerabilities in self-custody solutions, urging the crypto industry to enhance firmware security and response times.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team14 Aug
Coldcard flaw exposed $116M self-custody risk: Gray
The Coldcard seed-generation failure has exposed about $116 million in Bitcoin to theft while renewing questions about how users verify the security of self-custody tools, according to TEXITcoin founder Bobby Gray. Bobby Gray, founder of TEXITcoin, told crypto.news that Coldcard…
Casa CEO says $15 billion Bitcoin migration shows self-custody resilience
The Coldcard hack underscores the resilience of Bitcoin's self-custody model, prompting a shift towards more secure, distributed solutions.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team12 Aug