physical-bitcoin-attacks VS bip39

Obligatory $5 wrench xkcd: https://xkcd.com/538/

Still, physically threatening/kidnapping somebody is an entirely different threat model, although it's very common in the Bitcoin world: https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks

This isn't only a comedy topic, there is a list on Github with all known physical Bitcoin attacks.

This one can be added to the list of known crypto attacks. It will be #188.

We don't have the answer, but can share the concern. jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks holds a list of such "$5 wrench attacks" where people torture others in hopes of stealing their crypto.

There have only 130 wrench attacks reported in the history of Bitcoin.

You act like this doesn't already happen to people: https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks

Prob talked about it unfortunately. She knew enough to go looking for the hardware wallet + seed. Everything else she took was just extras. Physical altercations almost always involve prior knowledge of the victim's possessions..

Download the offline version of the BIP39 tool via https://github.com/iancoleman/bip39/releases/latest. Right click on bip39-standalone.html and save the file.

You could make this with a Raspberry Pi Zero and the stand-alone version of the Coleman Web page+javascript https://github.com/iancoleman/bip39/releases/latest/

Since what I just said may be confusing... here it is in practice with a link so you can try it for yourself using Ian Coleman's Mnemonic Code Converter:

With Christmas coming around and the bull market upon us, I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone one about the art of mnemonic memorization. The idea is you take a BIP39 seed, then make a poem, story, limerick, or song using the words to help you remember. If you gift bitcoin, you can include the writing with the seed-card you provide to help the recipient remember as well. If you want to play along, go to Ian's BIP39 page and generate a valid seed mnemonic then see if you can't create a blurb of text that includes all the words.

You can try Ian Coleman's tool at : https://iancoleman.io/bip39/

13) Go to https://iancoleman.io/bip39/. There you need to change "Coin" value of the dropdown to "ETH – Ethereum". After that you can paste Secret phrase associated with Key 1 to “BIP39 Mnemonic” section

As I learned how to build websites, I wanted to use my new skill to help the crypto community in any way I can. So, I made a wallet generator website. It's like iancoleman BIP39, but with a nicer and more user-friendly design inspired by Tornado Cash, a simple way to make wallets from files/images, and support for Monero!