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SecurityLedger devices from one reseller had an extra part. The chip was not the hole.
Buyers from a Southeast Asian reseller were told not to set unused devices up. Researcher estimates of the loss run from the tens of millions into the mid-nineties. Ledger has not confirmed a total. The Secure Element was not the clipboard.EasyCryptoGuides · · 4 min read
SecurityBitget lost about $387.5 million from hot wallets. That is an exchange ledger.
On 24 September 2026 Bitget halted withdrawals after unauthorised transfers from hot and warm wallets. The first figure was $351.6 million. A later count, including Zcash and TRON, put it at about $387.5 million. Customer keys were not the story Bitget told.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityCosmos Hub restarted and moved 1,227,121 ATOM. That is a validator choice, not finality.
On 23 September 2026 Cosmos Hub resumed at 12:00 UTC on Gaia v28.3.0. A one-time state change at height 33,086,741 moved 1,227,121 ATOM from a Neutron attacker’s account to a 4-of-6 recovery multisig.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityD’CENT’s app leaked the phrase. The hardware device is a different object.
On 16 September 2026 D’CENT said abnormal transfers were hitting its App Wallet. By 25 September, tallies put the XRP piece at about 12.4 million XRP from 7,393 wallets. The biometric device was not the hole by itself.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityNomic’s nBTC broke. Osmosis froze allBTC. A voucher is not bitcoin.
On 9 September 2026 Osmosis said about 39.84 nBTC — roughly 36% of Alloyed BTC backing — was affected. An emergency upgrade froze 22.65 BTC. Mint and redeem are paused.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityLiquid printed unbacked L-BTC. Bitcoin did not break.
On 6 September 2026 a bug in Elements let unbacked L-BTC be minted and pegged out. About 3,996 BTC left the federation reserve. 3,400 came back the next day. The rest had not, as of the incident reports.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min readSecurityCronos rolled back ~11,000 blocks after Tectonic. That is a validator choice, not finality.
On 30 August 2026 Cronos halted at block 90,907,150 and restored state to 90,896,188. About $111.2 million reversed on-chain; about $9.19 million had already left.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
SecurityTrezor’s shipping partner leaked customer details. The device is not the leak.
ShipMonk told Trezor it had unauthorised access to order data. About 13,700 recent buyers were exposed. Hardware wallets and keys were not.EasyCryptoGuides · · 2 min read
SecurityA practical checklist for keeping crypto safer
Security here is less about secret knowledge and more about boring habits: slow down, verify destinations, and treat your recovery phrase like a spare house key — because that is what it is.EasyCryptoGuides · · 3 min read
ReviewModern software wallet (category)
Score 3.8 of 5. 3.8Fine for small balances and learning, if you practise recovery and treat every signature as real. Not a substitute for a hardware device once the number would ruin your month.EasyCryptoGuides ·
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