🚨 Minus $38 000 000 in 25 minutes! A critical vulnerability is wiping out Bitcoin wallets
Crypto security is under attack again, and this lesson cost investors dearly. Due to a suddenly discovered critical vulnerability in popular software, hackers launched a lightning-fast attack on holders
$BTC .
Here are the key facts about the brazen hack you need to know right now:
Scale of the disaster. The attackers acted instantly and, in just 25 minutes, withdrew 594 BTC from the wallets of the affected users. Who is at risk. Users of older versions of the software were hit, and developers issued emergency warnings to owners of Coldcard Mk3 hardware wallets from Coinkite. Cause of the vulnerability. Experts say the hackers exploited a flaw in random number generation (entropy) when creating private keys. What to do right now. If you use older non-custodial apps, urgently update your software to the latest version or move your assets to new, clean addresses.
And how do you protect your coins? Do you trust “cold” wallets, or keep part of your assets on exchanges? Share your experience and useful tips in the comments! 👇
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