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Board Hardware wallets
Re: Hardware Wallet Can Hack Too! We are not safe then?
by
Lucius
on 15/08/2018, 10:15:18 UTC
Recently I have read several topics that their Trezor, Ledger wallet got compromised! They never ever take pictures of secret seed, they did not save phrase code in online. Then how their hardware wallet got compromised? Today this thread shocks me, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4869771.0 , What should we do now to secure our assets! I am really feeling not secure anymore. I did not take any pictures, did not save phrase code anywhere. But, still am I not safe? OMG!

You and other 15 users ( so far ) did not read anything in that thread except maybe the title and the first post.

OP is also posted in Bitcoin Technical Support and he/she is obviously forgot on this thread.

Thanks for the help everyone. At this point, all indications point towards an insider job. We have traced the chain of custody and it is unrelated to any technical issue with Trezor.

So it is clear that there is no problem with Trezor, insider job probably means that some of victim family/friends took advantage of the opportunity and wipe out his hardware wallet. Since it is over 35 BTC stolen this is classic case for police, the thief probably left some traces. What we can learn from this that even coins are on hardware wallet and seed written down on paper does not mean we are safe.

Written in a very simple way - OP friend is just a victim of someone close, friend or family member who use his seed written on paper or securiy PIN code for physical access to Trezor. There is no hack of hardware wallet, really do not understand the amount of ignorance some users on this forum show each day.