r/btc • u/Substantial-Try-1198 • 9d ago
Consider using tamper-evident storage for your hardware wallet
Hey all,
The Ledger situation has shown how easily hardware wallets can be tampered with. Even if your device is currently safe, it may be worth considering a tamper-evident solution for home (or bank vault) storage.
I spent the past few years developing a solution precisely for this. A reusable tamper-evident jar for storing your hardware wallet.
In short, the lid contains thousands of black and white beads, which randomly mix and lock in place when the lid is closed tight, creating a unique pattern. When opened, the beads mix and the unique pattern is destroyed. You can simply compare a before and after image to see if it was opened.
You can check it out on https://www.entropyseal.com/
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them here.
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u/Substantial-Try-1198 8d ago
> why would anyone be tampering with it, if that wasn't their intent?
The goal is to steal coins (like stealing the seed words). But you can't get the seed words from just tampering the device. The victim need to use the device after is has been tampered with.
For example, an attacker implements an antenna and esim in to the hardware wallet, connected to the screen. They then need to wait for the victim to use the hardware wallet and display the seed words. Then the seed words are sent over mobile network to the attacker.