Hardware Wallet Flaw Lets Attackers Hold Crypto for Ransom Without Touching Device

2020-9-3 23:15

A hypothetical man-in-the-middle attack would have allowed an attacker to hold users’ crypto for ransom on Trezor and KeepKey hardware wallets.

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