Is Your Crypto Wallet SAFE? This Report Will SHOCK YOU!!
Published: 2023-08-22
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Published: 2023-08-22
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Analyzed
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39 out of 45 analyzed crypto wallets may be vulnerable to exploits and hacks, as only 6 underwent penetration testing.
"meaning it's possible that 39 are vulnerable to exploits and hacks"
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Open sourcing crypto wallet code does not guarantee their security.
"the first is that open sourcing the code to crypto wallets does not guarantee security"
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Most crypto wallets forgo audits in favor of bug bounty programs.
"the second is that most crypto wallets skip doing Audits and instead offer bug bounties"
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Hardware wallets do not enhance the security of the underlying software.
"the third is that Hardware wallets do not improve the security of the software"
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Larger crypto wallet companies generally invest more in security, but some fall short of adequate investment.
"the final highlight is that larger crypto wallet companies invest more in security but some don't seem to invest as much as they should"
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Desktop wallets scored 48/100, mobile wallets 51/100, and extension wallets 58/100 in a security assessment.
"desktop wallets scored 48 out of 100 mobile wallets scored 51 out of 100 and extension wallets scored 58 out of 100."
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MetaMask holds the top four spots in rankings due to its deployments across various browsers and devices.
"as a result metamask has the highest ranking of any wallet and because the authors included deployments across different browsers and devices it holds the top four spots"
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Crypto wallets can improve their security scores by conducting regular audits and penetration tests, though this is costly for desktop and mobile wallets.
"wallets can improve their scores by undergoing regular Audits and penetration tests which would be very pricey for desktop and mobile wallets"
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Atomic Wallet's security score was 41/100 before its exploit, dropping to 31/100 after, due to unaddressed vulnerabilities identified by Least Authority.
"Atomic wallet did not address these vulnerabilities and these vulnerabilities are why Atomic wallet only scored 41 out of 100 under the author's methodology this score dropped to 31 out of 100 after the exploit"
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Wallet popularity generally correlates with increased security measures.
"the more popular the wallet the more security measures it tends to take"
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No significant security differences exist between fully and partially open-source crypto wallets.
"there aren't significant security differences between fully open source and partially open source crypto wallets"
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Fully open-source crypto wallets carry a considerably higher risk of being hacked.
"fully open source wallets have a quote considerably higher risk of getting hacked"
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Open-source wallets had an average incident rate of 13.87%, while closed-source wallets had a slightly higher rate of 18.48%.
"open source wallets showed an average incident rate of 13.87 while closed Source wallets had a slightly higher incident rate with an average of 18.48 percent"
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Third-party bug bounty programs are generally more effective than in-house ones.
"bug bounties run by Third parties tend to be more effective"
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4 out of 9 wallets with internal bug bounties had incidents, compared to 1 out of 14 wallets with third-party bug bounties.
"four of the nine crypto wallets that ran their own bug Bounty experienced a security incident whereas only one of the 14 crypto wallets that ran a third-party bug Bounty experienced an incident"
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Software wallets with hardware compatibility are only marginally safer than those without.
"software wallets which offer Hardware compatibility are only marginally safer than software wallets without this function"
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Under 5% of hardware-compatible software wallets experienced user fund loss, versus nearly 17% of software wallets without this feature.
"less than five percent of software wallets with Hardware compatibility saw users lose their funds compared to almost 17 of software wallets without this functionality"
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While a hardware wallet doesn't prevent hacks, it nearly guarantees no crypto loss if an exploit occurs.
"a hardware wallet doesn't guarantee that the wallet won't be hacked or exploited but it almost guarantees that you won't lose any of your crypto either hack or exploit does occur"
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Desktop and extension wallets provide insufficient information regarding cryptocurrency transactions, particularly when sending.
"desktop wallets and extension wallets do not give enough information about crypto transactions specifically when sending them"
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All crypto wallets should mandate users write down their private seed phrase before initial use.
"all crypto wallets should essentially force their users to write down their private seed before using the wallet"
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Slightly more than half of the analyzed crypto wallets offer hardware wallet support.
"just over half of the wallets the authors analyzed provide Hardware wallet support"
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The addition of more features to crypto wallets increases the likelihood of hacks or exploits.
"increasing wallet features inevitably increases the chance of a hack or an exploit"
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Extension wallets typically lack cross-chain swapping functionality.
"extension wallets generally lack this functionality [cross-chain swapping]"
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The future of cryptocurrency is predicted to be multi-chain.
"by now it is obvious that the future of crypto is multi-chain"
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Wallets are expected to adopt multi-chain functionality, similar to Phantom.
"this is likely to change as more wallets enable multi-chain functionality like Phantom"
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Most wallets facilitate easy fiat-to-crypto conversion but make crypto-to-fiat conversion difficult.
"it's extremely easy to convert your Fiat to crypto in most wallets but extremely difficult to convert that crypto back to Fiat in the same wallet"
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The number of features in a wallet is not strongly correlated with a lack of security.
"the number of features isn't all that correlated to a lack of security"
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Crypto wallet developers should regularly conduct audits and penetration tests, and consider third-party bug bounties.
"crypto wallet developers need to run Audits and penetration testing on a regular basis and consider commissioning third parties for bug bounties"
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The most popular crypto wallets are generally the most secure, but exceptions exist.
"the more popular the crypto wallets tend to be the most secure but there are exceptions"
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Users should store crypto not actively traded on a hardware wallet.
"keeping any crypto you're not actively trading on a hardware wallet of some kind"
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Users should revoke permissions for apps and dapps when not actively using them.
"always revoke permissions when you're not using an app or dab"
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Continuous monitoring of crypto news is necessary due to the imperfect security of even the most popular wallets.
"you constantly need to keep up with the crypto news"
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