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White Hats Beat Coldcard Attackers, Rescuing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin

A group of white hats appears to have pulled off something victims of the Coldcard exploit desperately needed, securing 52.37 BTC before malicious attackers could steal it. Galaxy Digital's Head of Firmwide Research, Alex Thorn, says the bitcoin, representing 2.8% of the exploited funds, has now been consolidated into an address controlled by Crypto Recovery […]

White Hats Beat Coldcard Attackers, Rescuing Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin

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A group of white hats appears to have pulled off something victims of the Coldcard exploit desperately needed, securing 52.37 BTC before malicious attackers could steal it.

Galaxy Digital's Head of Firmwide Research, Alex Thorn, says the bitcoin, representing 2.8% of the exploited funds, has now been consolidated into an address controlled by Crypto Recovery […]

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A group of white hats appears to have pulled off something victims of the Coldcard exploit desperately needed, securing 52.37 BTC before malicious attackers could steal it. Galaxy Digital's Head of Firmwide Research, Alex Thorn, says the bitcoin, representing 2.8% of the exploited funds, has now been consolidated into an address controlled by Crypto Recovery […]

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