South Korean Police Accidentally Post Cryptocurrency Wallet Password
2026-03-17T19:23:42Z•e29b18143f1dcdce5f9e0a45d0deb99b45624b5b1afc54b2a73c7e8e0a2f33dc
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What happened
Collection of security news: South Korea’s National Tax Service accidentally published the mnemonic recovery phrase for a seized Ledger cold wallet, enabling the theft of roughly $4.4M in crypto. A new Wi‑Fi attack named “AirSnitch” exploits cross‑layer identity desynchronization to enable full bidirectional MitM on home, office, and enterprise networks. A claimed theoretical advance in quantum factorization could accelerate future breaking of RSA‑style cryptography if validated. Other items: Apple’s iPhone and iPad approved to handle NATO classified data (implications for supply‑chain and att
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