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by int32_64 2 hours ago
It's crazy how many catastrophic security bugs are just "somebody finally bothered to look".

The way AI is advancing what is growing is the ability to look far and wide.

88M is minor by crypto hack standards, and the "cost basis" of the holders on these cards started at a fraction of that, perhaps that is why nobody bothered to find this bug earlier, it's a very niche product.

Also here's a good technical writeup

https://wizardsardine.com/blog/coldcard-rng-vulnerability/