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How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million
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How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million
Joe Grand
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- Presented by Joe Grand, hardware hacker
Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.
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Joe Grand explains how he used voltage glitching and hardware fault injection to recover two million dollars from a locked Trezor One wallet.
I was contacted to hack a Trezor One hardware wallet and recover $2 million worth of cryptocurrency (in the form of THETA). Knowing that existing research was already out there for this device, it seemed like it would be a slam dunk. Little did I realize the project would turn into a roller coaster ride with over three months of experimentation, failures, successes, and heart-stopping moments. It reminded me that hacking is always unpredictable, exciting, and educational, no matter how long you've been doing it. In this case, the stakes were higher than normal: I only had one chance to get it right. Read about it on The Verge: theverge.com/2022/1/24/22898712/crypto-hardware-wallet-hacki… Project details: grandideastudio.com/portfolio/security/stm32-fault-injection… Check out Joe Grand here: YouTube: youtube.com/c/JoeGrand Twitter/X: x.com/joegrand Instagram: instagram.com/joegrandofficial Everything Else: joegrand.com Special thanks to: wallet.fail: wallet.fail Colin O'Flynn: twitter.com/colinoflynn NewAE Technology: newae.com Macdonald Entertainment Partners: macdonaldentertainmentpartners.com Chase McDaniel: mercuryroadmedia.com Dan Reich: danreich.com/i-had-2-million-dollars-in-crypto-locked-on-a-w…Why it's here
4 people recommend thisWhat people say. Highly recommended as an exciting and educational demonstration of real-world hardware hacking and side-channel attacks.
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