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BitBox hardware wallet urged to update after firmware security flaws found

BitBox, a hardware wallet widely used among bitcoin users, has fixed 2 major firmware flaws and users have been urged to update immediately. Dogecoin community figure Mishaboar called on BitBox users to upgrade their firmware after the company released its Dixence security update. BitBox said internal audits found and fixed several issues, warning that exploitation could allow installation of malicious firmware and theft of funds after unlocking the device.

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Coldcard hardware wallet flaw shakes trust, renews call to roll the dice

A low-entropy vulnerability in the Coldcard hardware wallet has prompted bitcoin users to recheck how they generate seed phrases. Community focus has shifted toward physical entropy methods such as rolling dice rather than relying on device-based random number generators. After July 30, theft cases were publicly confirmed, with attackers brute-forcing private keys and stealing more than $100 million in BTC. Users are revisiting “don’t trust, verify” and exploring multiple offline methods to generate and cross-check BIP-39 seeds.