The $8.5 Million Trust Wallet Hack
TL;DR: In December 2025, a compromised version of the Trust Wallet browser extension resulted in 2,520 wallet addresses being drained...
CyberSec & Custody
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Keith Gardner of Branta – “Pay With Certainty.”
Keith Gardner explains how Branta verifies recipients, protects payment privacy, and helps wallets stop fraudulent Bitcoin transfers before the blockchain.
Dark Skippy Revisited: What the Hardware-Wallet Attack Taught Us
In 2024, security researchers demonstrated Dark Skippy—a malicious-signer attack capable of leaking a Bitcoin wallet’s seed through as few as...
Commentary on the Coldcard incident – July 2026
This commentary was provided by a member of the BV CyberSec team and examines the incident’s wider impact on the...
What is Clear Signing? Why is it an important security standard in the crypto world?
What is clear signing? Learn how it makes crypto transaction details readable before approval and helps reduce the risks associated...
NimDoor Post-Mortem: A Sophisticated macOS Attack on Crypto Targets
NimDoor shows how DPRK-linked attackers used fake Zoom updates and social engineering to target macOS users across crypto and Web3...
The NPM Supply Chain Attack Was a Warning for Crypto Users
Learn how the recent NPM supply chain attack exposed hidden risks for crypto users and why software security matters beyond...
zeroShadow – the Interview: “Nobody resolves a major crisis completely in isolation”
Col Graham of zeroShadow explains why crypto security now depends on shared threat intelligence, crisis response networks, and stronger user...
Wrench Attacks: When Crypto Crime Moves Offline
Wrench attacks move crypto crime offline through physical coercion. Learn who is targeted, why attacks are rising, and how custody...
