Nobody breaks the cryptography; they threaten the person. Duress, decoy wallets, time-locks, and why the goal is to have nothing you can hand over today. Read it The five-dollar wrench
Tag: Threats
The evil maid and the brother-in-law
The attacker with a key to the house and a hundred quiet chances. Why repeated access beats most hiding places, and what holds up. Read it The evil maid and the brother-in-law
Brute-forcing a seed from partial knowledge
One missing word falls in minutes on a laptop, two in hours to days. The checksum helps the attacker. Why hiding one word is not a plan. Read it Brute-forcing a seed from partial knowledge
Phishing the seed
Fake updates, support scams, replacement devices in the post, "validate your wallet" pages. The real cases, the shape they share, and the one rule that beats them. Read it Phishing the seed
Border and device searches
What an officer can look at, copy and make you unlock, with the U.S. numbers. Why a list of numbers on paper crosses better than a phone full of wallets. Read it Border and device searches
Camera, screen and clipboard leaks
Seeds leak at the moment they are written, shown or typed. Cameras, screenshots that sync, clipboards that watch, printers that remember. Read it Camera, screen and clipboard leaks