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The Hacker News
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July 10, 2026 at 14:51 UTC
Laser Attack Resets Tangem Wallet Passwords on Cards That Can't Be Patched
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Ledger's Donjon security team demonstrated a laser fault injection attack against Tangem hardware crypto wallet cards that resets the card's PIN to an attacker-chosen value without knowledge of the original password — and affected cards cannot be patched. An attacker with brief physical access to the card can gain full control of the associated wallet and drain funds.
Relevance score: 71.0/100
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