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BitBox Addresses Severe Firmware Vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Wallets

BitBox has identified and patched severe vulnerabilities in its hardware wallets, discovered with the help of AI. Users are urged to update to firmware version 9.26.5 to avoid potential risks. The company reassured that no funds were compromised and no exploitation has been reported.

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Bitcoin Magazine15 hours ago

BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware

Bitcoin Magazine BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware Bitcoin wallet manufacturer BitBox has told users it was able to fix “severe vulnerabilities” with its hardware wallet’s firmware, and reassured users that no funds were taken. Yet it still urged users to upgrade carefully.  Writing in a blog post Tuesday, the Swiss company said that one of the vulnerabilities would have allowed an attacker […] This post BitBox Warns Bitcoiners After Discovering ‘Severe’ Vulnerability In Firmware first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

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Decrypt18 hours ago

Bitcoin Wallet Maker BitBox Says AI Found Severe Flaws in Firmware

The Swiss hardware-wallet maker found two severe bugs with the help of frontier AI models, and warns that older firmware leaves you exposed.

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crypto.newsa day ago

BitBox patches wallet flaws that could install malicious firmware

BitBox has released a firmware update fixing two severe vulnerabilities that could have exposed hardware wallet users to malicious firmware or caused Bitcoin to be locked to an unintended address. BitBox said in a security disclosure on Monday that the…

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Cointelegrapha day ago

BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk

BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.

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