MediaTek chip security vulnerability enabling cryptocurrency seed phrase theft from Android phones.
Blockchain News

Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposed: Crypto Seeds Stolen in 45 Seconds

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — January 5, 2026: Semiconductor giant MediaTek has urgently patched a severe security vulnerability in its smartphone chipsets that enabled attackers to steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases in under a minute. The critical flaw, discovered by Ledger’s elite white-hat security team, Donjon, exploited a weakness in MediaTek’s secure boot chain. Attackers could compromise […]

Illustration of a smartphone highlighting a security vulnerability in the MediaTek chipset related to crypto seed theft.
Ethereum News

Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposed Crypto Seeds in 45 Seconds, Now Patched

January 10, 2026 — Taipei, Taiwan & Paris, France: Semiconductor giant MediaTek has urgently patched a severe vulnerability in its chipset’s secure boot process that allowed attackers to steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases from affected Android devices in under a minute. The critical MediaTek crypto seed theft flaw, designated CVE-2025-XXXXX, was discovered and responsibly disclosed […]

MediaTek chip security vulnerability allowing cryptocurrency seed phrase extraction from Android phones
AI News

Critical MediaTek Flaw Exposed Crypto Seeds in 45 Seconds, Now Patched

January 15, 2026 — Taipei, Taiwan — Semiconductor giant MediaTek has urgently patched a critical security vulnerability in its smartphone chipsets that allowed attackers to steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases from affected Android devices in just 45 seconds. The flaw, discovered by Ledger’s elite white-hat security team Donjon, exploited weaknesses in MediaTek’s secure boot chain […]