In recent times, the strong rise of Bitcoin and the prosperity of DeFi have directly led to a sharp increase in activities on the chain. The frequent incidents of centralized platforms have also made many people want to take out encrypted assets. Under the superimposed effect of various factors, the number of users and frequency of use of crypto asset wallets are now very high, but do you think this is foolproof? not at all!
According to the blockchain hacked archives provided by SlowMist Zone, incomplete statistics have caused losses of more than 7 billion U.S. dollars due to wallets. More than half of them occurred in 2020. Among them, some trading platforms and wallets of well-known projects were hacked. , Most of the "hot wallets" were hacked. The most memorable thing is that in 2019, the hot wallet used by ALOG's CTO was hacked and lost 12 million U.S. dollars. As the CTO of a well-known project, the "technologist" still cannot guarantee the security of the wallet, what should we ordinary people do? ?
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Why accident is always hot wallet?
On October 15, the People’s Court of Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province heard the case of Sun and others illegally controlling computer information systems by using Trojan horse viruses, and published the verdict on October 19. The verdict showed that 5.59 million well-known APP users’ mobile phones were implanted with Trojan horses, and they secretly clicked advertisements when the screen was locked. Just imagine, if the Trojan is not operating point ads but performing more sensitive operations...
In fact, most of the thefts of crypto assets hot wallets are actually the same as the stolen funds in Alipay, WeChat wallet, and bank APP that we often hear in the news. Our mobile devices are continuously connected to the Internet 7X24 hours a day. The environment in which hot wallets operate is very complicated. A large number of apps are installed in our daily lives. If any of these apps goes wrong, they may monitor our devices at any time. In front of hackers, the "encrypted assets" in these hacked devices are almost equivalent to "streaking"!
The reason why hackers like to attack "hot wallets" is that compared to centralized wallets, Alipay and banks, they already have targeted security precautions. The system can easily identify non-personal operations, and centralized financial institutions’ The flow of funds is regulated, and it is very difficult for hackers to take it out, and the risk of being caught is also high for hackers. A decentralized wallet is different. The private key is kept by the individual . Hackers only need to attack or hijack certain network services for batch phishing, and get some simple data such as the private key and mnemonic on the personal device. Transferring anywhere, most hackers have not caught anyone at present, that's why. Therefore, hot wallets or users' backup private keys on mobile devices have become excellent targets for hacker attacks.
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's time to use a hardware wallet! But how to choose?
The private key storage is permanently disconnected from the Internet, and it is also a cold wallet that is convenient for transfer and use. It is a hardware wallet. It transmits the signed and encrypted information to the networked device through Bluetooth and QR code and sends it out to ensure absolute security. Sex, presumably most people have understood it. However, since the types of hardware wallets on the market are indeed dazzling, with various functions, the price difference of wallets of different brands is not small, and it is difficult to choose at a time.
The vernacular blockchain team selected the two brands of Bitpie and SafePal from the hardware wallets in use by their small partners and the wallets with good sales and praise in the market. According to the dimensions of brand awareness, cost performance, and security, the two brands of Bitpie and SafePal are selected. The main highlights of them are listed separately:
As shown in the above table, the brand backgrounds of Bitpie and SafePal are relatively reliable, and each has its own advantages in function, supporting asset category, and price. You can choose according to your needs .
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