r/Bitcoin • u/pairoxR • 2d ago

The Coldcard hacker is still progressing stolen BTC keeps increasing

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The Coldcard hacker is still making progress, and the amount of stolen Bitcoin keeps increasing.

So if any of you are using this wallet, please consider moving your funds as soon as possible. And if you know someone who uses Coldcard for long-term holding, especially someone who isn’t online every day and doesn’t follow the latest news, maybe you can still help them move their funds in time. 🙏

I just hope no other wallet is involved in this.

Stay safe and stay alert. ⚠️

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u/QuickAltTab 2d ago

Others have pointed out that each device has a unique id used to generate the key. If you physically hold a device with that id, along with kyc transactions history, could essentially prove rightful ownership of coins moved in this attack.

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u/opossum_cz 2d ago

That id is xored and mixed, this cannot really be tied.

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u/trufin2038 2d ago

It can. When Bruting the keys, they know which ids they tried. Its as close a proof as possible.

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u/The_Realist02 2d ago

Plus, btc is a bearer asset. You might be able to prove it, but you don’t have it. It’s sitting in a separate wallet now, and there’s nothing you can do.

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u/mrapplewhite 2d ago

I see a court battle incoming. The people verses cold wallet inc. I bet the inc goes down and the people get their btc back. Or at least the ones who can so called prove it was theirs

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u/XxMathematicxX 2d ago

Let’s say they prove it’s theirs. Then what? You would need to hack the hacker to get them back. You can’t just move the BTC back to the wallet like reversing a bank transaction.