I always double check and triple check the receiving address, even when I'm sending relatively small amounts from one of my wallets to another address I own.
Paranoia is a perfectly healthy condition when you invest in crypto.
Topic: Ledger Receive Wallet Attack (Read 285 times)
Even if this hadn't been publicised, people should assume that whatever your computer is displaying to you can be spoofed. That's why these devices have displays to verify everything on.
If I had something like an original Nano HW1 I certainly wouldn't be using it any more.
If I had something like an original Nano HW1 I certainly wouldn't be using it any more.
The problem was that there was a security breech so actually you could hack the ledger at the point it transferred the funds from the offline part to the online part.
Seriously security breech.
Seriously security breech.
The vulnerability you are talking about was regarding a faked (malicious) receiving address being shown on the desktop application.
This is due to the fact that the software still has to run on your OS and that everything on your screen can (theoretically) be changed / compromised.
This has been fixed with a simple verification of your receiving address on the nano s screen.
Anything verified on the nano s screen can be considered as truly being generated by your nano s (and therefore being secure).
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Yes, no one can steal your coins from your ledger wallet while it is offline but once you connect your Legder wallet to the system to move funds, a malware is designed to take all of your funds always. So there is always a risk whether be online or offline.
In order to release a transaction from a ledger wallet you need to be connected to the internet.
Ledger is being split into 2 parts,one part contains the private key and has the code of signing transactions, on the other hand, the 2nd part of the ledger contains the connection to the internet is usually getting the transaction key from the offline part.
The problem was that there was a security breech so actually you could hack the ledger at the point it transferred the funds from the offline part to the online part.
Seriously security breech.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Yes, no one can steal your coins from your ledger wallet while it is offline but once you connect your Legder wallet to the system to move funds, a malware is designed to take all of your funds always. So there is always a risk whether be online or offline.
I thought hardware is kind a USB look alike and no one can open it until you say so.
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
I would not think we can recommend myetherwallet, because myetherwallet can't hold Bitcoin.
I agree with other, The OP didn't explain very well the situation about the hacking. Because I think you can't really hack bitcoin in a USB wallet without accessing the wallet itself using a primary key.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Very nice and helpful explanation - in these days of exploits and data breaches we all need to be aware of the potential and very real attacks - there are going on around all day and close to us digitally. Be wary and stay safe.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack.Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
I thought hardware is kind a USB look alike and no one can open it until you say so.
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
I would not think we can recommend myetherwallet, because myetherwallet can't hold Bitcoin.
I agree with other, The OP didn't explain very well the situation about the hacking. Because I think you can't really hack bitcoin in a USB wallet without accessing the wallet itself using a primary key.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Ledger didn't receive a "wallet attack". A vector has been discovered last month with the Google Chrome application. Nobody has been affected currently (or at least it has not been found on the web). People using the hardware just need to validate the integrity of the address. (Checking if the address is correct, like you are always supposed to do, no matter the support used).
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29653349
What is going on? There isn’t any news about attack on ledger wallet.
I thought hardware is kind a USB look alike and no one can open it until you say so.
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
How can be this hardware wallet would be attack? What to do it to buy another hardware wallet its better safe than never. I would suggest as well to try a different wallet that is myetherwallet its safe too you know I cant offer you suggestion its up to you.
I would just say if you think your not safe anymore on working with that hardware wallet try to buy new one that us trezor its 2nd best to ledger.
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
What do you mean by attack is someone steal your money? Since no one can steal your bitcoins in hardware wallets without private keys so how it can happen.I hope OP will explain the real case behind ledger wallet attack. Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Very curious to know also
Has anyone been affected by this and would it now be a good time to buy another hardware wallet?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
Also it I've been reading where it says to press the monitor before sending and receiving to verify your address is correct is that true as well?
What the hell is going on?
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