TuxQuantum

[Tesla @Tesla]

Roadster event livestream https://t.co/G0jU4mWfid

[MG @_MG_]

$100M across 500+ addresses so far. Crypto hardware wallet owners are freaking out because of a new supply chain attack. Let’s see how we could make it worse!

People are opening their hardware wallets to look for hardware implants. REMINDER: 5 years ago I converted a Ledger into a malicious wallet WITH NO VISIBLE CHANGES. So visual inspection isn’t everything.

The attack seen today is a hardware backdoor that reads the seed phrase right off the screen & sends it to the attacker using its own cellular radio. And it seems the attacker may have purchased an official Ledger reseller so they could ship backdoored wallets to customers. (It’s all still unfolding, not everything is confirmed, new implants are showing up, etc)

A Chinese company bought an official reseller of Ledger, & possibly used an NDA to prevent it from being made public. I will say that even if the new owner wasn’t complicit, mergers & acquisitions are very attractive times to target a company. Lots of stuff is changing quickly, lots of new names, lots of urgent needs, etc.

In theory, the reseller is where they inserted the implants. They opened legit Ledger wallets and added an extra PCB with extra components. The implant tapped the lines of the Ledger’s screen & was able to read the seed phrase exactly as shown to the user. This phrase was then sent out over a slow cellular radio designed for low traffic IOT.

Tapping the screen has been a known attack. Joe Grand did a talk on it earlier this year. We have seen more “primitive” looking implants that do it.

But buying a company is a big step forward from prior attempts. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some state funding here. I guess we will find out as people dig into the corporate paper trail of the business, the account associated with the cell service, etc.

Hardware wise, they cleaned things up a lot to make it less noticeable to a wallet owner who opens the case. But I can’t help but wonder why they didn’t improve a few areas… I’ll go into that in replies to this post.
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[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

Man of his word. Thanks brother.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

We’re giving all @Grok @Bot users another free reset on token usage

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@elonmusk @grok @bot Thank you so much!

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

I reached my Grok Bot usage limit. This is evil

[Alex Stein #99 @alexstein99]

Does Starbucks Put Semen In Their Drinks?

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

The same state that passes out taxpayer funded crackpipes and fentanyl needles to 100K+ homeless drug zombies is banning vapes. LOLZ

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@tetsuoai I have done this and it also added hate speech to the abuse claim which was funny

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@OpenAI Pathetically motivated sam slop. Eat a bowl of Di¢k's

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@poteto @bot Pre registered thanks for all you do

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@morganlinton Same boat here. You're not alone

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@elonmusk @bot Thanks brother. And please push Android access Grok Bot

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@TiffanyFong Humanity is cooked on this one . Sick in the head weirdo's 1m to a psychopath who murdered her kid's wtf

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@brian_armstrong @JohnTernus12 @dhh You tagged an account from Africa?

[Benn Jordan @bennjordan]

Flock takes their privacy very seriously.

But the ethical gray area in surveillance technology works both ways.

Under no circumstances should elected officials or public servants enjoy an expectation of privacy when spending tax dollars to attend a surveillance lobbying event.

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@LundukeJournal @dhh The transition to Woke Hat's

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@dhh Dope

[TuxQuantum @TuxQuantum]

@conniechansf No. You lost my vote

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

The judge who released Valdez from prison just 24 hours before he m*rdered an elderly man in front of his home, is Nichelle Holmes. She was appointed by Gavin Newsom.

NAME AND SHAME

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Hitler was a far-left socialist

Therefore, socialists are Hitler

Inescapable logic 😂