Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to Galaxy’s research lead, an organized Coldcard attack appears to be underway, with similar transactions still pending confirmation in the mempool. Confirmed transactions previously detected show RBF activation. Between blocks 960,778 and 960,792, over a 2.5-hour period, 218 transactions occurred, involving 462 victim addresses, 216 new destination addresses, and 388.92748828 BTC; all transactions had no inputs older than the Coldcard firmware boundary. The sweep rate during this period averaged 13.8 sweeps per block, compared to 0.3 sweeps per block in the pre-incident control window—approximately a 45-fold increase. The transaction topology is 1:1, with each victim address corresponding to one new destination address; only one destination address received two sweeps, and no aggregation addresses were observed. Some funds have already been swept to second-hop addresses.
388.93 BTC involved in suspected fourth wave of Coldcard attacks, 462 addresses affected
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BTC news today reports a suspected fourth wave of Coldcard attacks, involving 388.93 BTC and impacting 462 addresses. Between blocks 960,778 and 960,792, 218 transactions occurred over 2.5 hours, targeting 216 new addresses. All transactions lack inputs prior to Coldcard firmware boundaries. The sweep rate surged to 13.8 per block, a 45-fold increase from the previous rate of 0.3. Each victim is linked to one new address, with one address receiving two sweeps. Some funds have been transferred to second-hop addresses. BTC update indicates this incident remains under active monitoring.
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