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COLDCARD wallet RNG flaw likely linked to $88 million Bitcoin theft
Researchers suspect that a vulnerability in COLDCARD hardware wallet firmware was exploited to steal an estimated $88.6 million in Bitcoin from thousands of wallets whose seeds were generated using a flawed random number generator.
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A vulnerability in the COLDCARD hardware wallet's firmware has been linked to a significant Bitcoin theft. The issue appears to be related to a flawed random number generator used to generate wallet seeds.
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