Ledger Donjon Uncovers Tangem Wallet PIN-Reset Flaw
Both vendors agree the bug is real on a lab bench; Tangem argues it stays academic because resetting the PIN needs a laser, the card in hand, and rare know-how.
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Both vendors agree the bug is real on a lab bench; Tangem argues it stays academic because resetting the PIN needs a laser, the card in hand, and rare know-how.
The defining gap is the backup model: DCENT S issues a non-signing R3covery Card, while Tangem duplicates full-signing cards, a trade-off between segmented security and immediate redundancy.
A hardware wallet stores private keys offline on a dedicated device, signing transactions in isolation. It stops remote theft but not phishing, coercion, or supply-chain tampering.