BitBox: AI has discovered a serious vulnerability in its firmware and has released a fix update

According to Decrypt, Swiss hardware wallet manufacturer BitBox discovered two serious vulnerabilities and one bootloader issue in its firmware during an internal AI audit, and has released the Dixence security update. Exploiting the vulnerabilities requires a combination of phishing attacks and user unlocking of the tampered device, but BitBox stated that no user funds were stolen and the recovery phrases were not compromised.

The bootloader vulnerability affects the older BitBox02 models, allowing attackers to load malicious firmware to steal assets; this issue has been partially fixed in the Oeschinen update from July. The second serious vulnerability affects the pre-initialization phase of Multi version devices, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution. The third issue involves the silent payment feature, which cannot directly steal coins but may lock funds. The new Nova version is not affected. BitBox warns that users with old firmware need to install the update as soon as possible, and currently, there are no reports of user fund losses.