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.

A security warning has been raised over how Dogecoin is stored, with a community contributor cautioning that creating a wallet on a computer disconnected from the internet does not guarantee safety. Mishaboar said malware or compromised hardware and operating systems can capture seed phrases and later exfiltrate them when the device reconnects. He said keeping assets on exchanges is not a fundamental solution and urged users to diversify wallets, use passphrases and keep offline backups.