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Seed-phrase harvesting

A website, chat or fake recovery tool asks for the words that derive every wallet key.

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  1. Overview
  2. Why it matters
  3. What to check
  4. Sources

Overview

A website, chat or fake recovery tool asks for the words that derive every wallet key.

Seed-phrase harvesting. A website, chat or fake recovery tool asks for the words that derive every wallet key.
Seed-phrase harvesting. A website, chat or fake recovery tool asks for the words that derive every wallet key.
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Why it matters

The victim transfers permanent signing control, even if the page never submits an onchain transaction.

What to check

Preserve the domain, messages and destination addresses; move remaining assets from a clean device.

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