[2026-08-04] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

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2026-08-04 | Curator: CryptoTerminal



Hardware Wallet Firms Warn of Phishing Surge as Coldcard Losses Near $130M


Hardware wallet manufacturers Trezor and Foundation have warned of a surge in phishing attempts trading on the Coldcard firmware exploit, with scammers chasing users' recovery phrases and pushing malicious downloads. Trezor said it was already seeing an increase in phishing attempts following the disclosure, telling users to enter a wallet backup only on the device itself and reiterating that its own hardware is unaffected. Foundation said it had been made aware of emails impersonating the firm...