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Hardware wallet security is no match for scammers’ ingenuity
2018-01-09 12:58

It is often noted that hardware cryptocurrency wallets are one of the better options for keeping one’s private keys safe: they are not affected by malware, the private keys are usually stored and used in a protected area of a microcontroller (and cannot be transferred out of the device in a plaintext format), and they are convenient and easy to use. But “safer” does not mean “completely safe,” just that successful attacks should be more … More →


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