THE VIDEO SHELF · hardware wallet hacking
How I hacked a hardware crypto wallet and recovered $2 million
Joe Grand recounts being hired to hack a Trezor One hardware wallet and recover $2 million of cryptocurrency. He describes three months of experimentation, voltage glitching, failures and high-stakes attempts with only one chance to get it right.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a gripping real-world hardware hacking story and a showcase of Joe Grand's skill.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Joe Grand
- Topic
- hardware wallet hacking
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2022–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I think hardware hacking is the coolest stuff ever. That is why we have so many people buying Raspberry Pi-s. I guess the best way to keep your curiosity after X years of age is to start with a really challenging project that you know …
anyfactor on Hacker News · 2022-11
In Starlink User Terminal ModchipSomewhat related, I was recently pointed to a cool video about someone hacking a Trezor One. Very enjoyable watch. [VIDEO] > I was contacted to hack a Trezor One hardware wallet and recover $2 million worth of cryptocurrency (in the form of THETA).
barbazoo on Hacker News · 2023-05
In Kaspersky: Case study: fake hardware cryptowallet (Trezor)
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