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r/coldcard: press link tying the Mk3 seed flaw to a $38M theft

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https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcard/comments/1vbfugt/coinkite_warns_coldcard_mk3_seed_flaw_may_be_tied/

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    post: 1vbfugt
author: ryanmerket
created_utc: 1785470289
title: Coinkite warns Coldcard Mk3 seed flaw may be tied to $38 million Bitcoin theft

comment: p0t6dsq
parent: t3_1vbfugt
author: unthocks
created_utc: 1785471414
edited: false
body:
passphrase

comment: p0t72en
parent: t3_1vbfugt
author: theflorist25
created_utc: 1785471683
edited: false
body:
It's not just mk3:
[read here](https://engineering.block.xyz/blog/predictable-rng-fallback-and-32-bit-reseed-in-coldcard-firmware)

comment: p0t7jhk
parent: t1_p0t72en
author: ryanmerket
created_utc: 1785471873
edited: false
body:
thx added

comment: p0tfgdl
parent: t3_1vbfugt
author: Quirky-Reveal-1669
created_utc: 1785475214
edited: false
body:
This is quite easily resolved by transferring funds to a passphrase wallet, but better yet: generate a seed on another hardware wallet (e.g. Trezor) and restore it on a ColdCard while adding a passphrase. 

comment: p0tglgt
parent: t3_1vbfugt

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