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Coldcard’s hack shows that reputation is not a security model. A community built around “Dont trust, verify” effectively outsourced much of its judgment to one man and one brand for five years. The result: attackers exploited a Coldcard firmware vulnerability that generated
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AI visual note: The image is an infographic titled "COLDCARD HACKED: Reputation is not a security model," featuring a Coldcard hardware wallet with a "Enter PIN" screen alongside a hooded hacker silhouette. It highlights that 709+ addresses were compromised and ~$114M in Bitcoin stolen due to a firmware flaw that entered the codebase in March 2021 and remained undetected for over 5 years. The graphic concludes with the lesson "Don't trust the vendor, don't blindly trust the vendor's critics, don't trust popularity, don't trust reputation, don't trust repeated narratives—verify."