Security flaw discovered in MetaMask and Phantom Wallet
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Does not import wallet using 'daemonic' unencrypted computer Assets could be at risk if a hacker manages to gain access to their hard drives.These attacks are known as 'key-finding' or 'key-searching', and involve attackers using cryptography to decrypt messages on computer systems and gain access to them, thereby The user's systems are exposed to the hands of attackers. Vulnerability Patch Up The Satanic vulnerability only affects users with web extension wallets including Metamask, Phantom, Brave and XDefi Wallet, while mobile users and anyone with fully encrypted hard drives remain unaffected. According to the researchers, all wallets have now fixed the security flaw.Metamask updated its wallet with version 10.11.3, while Phantom is rolling out a new update to its wallet next week. After the security flaw was discovered, Metamask awarded Halborn US$50,000, while Phantom hired the employee who found the vulnerability. Metamask can't catch a break Metamask constantly makes headlines when it comes to security protocols and users' safety. A month ago, Crypto News Australia reported that an Ethereum-based wallet had issued a phishing attack protection alert for iPhone users, warning that their assets could be at risk from an iCloud-related phishing scam.After all, the number one rule in crypto is to never give anyone your private key or seed phrase, and never connect it to a website or app you don't recognize, or you could end up with something like Dallas 2626. , a MetaMask user who lost US$10,000 to a scammer in Discord using the fake WalletConnect app.