{"id":440197,"date":"2022-05-01T10:34:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T07:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warning-smartphone-text-prediction-guesses-crypto-hodlers-seed-phrase\/"},"modified":"2022-05-01T10:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T07:34:31","slug":"warning-smartphone-text-prediction-guesses-crypto-hodlers-seed-phrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warning-smartphone-text-prediction-guesses-crypto-hodlers-seed-phrase\/","title":{"rendered":"# Warning: Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler\u2019s seed phrase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d50f03d01\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d50f03d01\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warning-smartphone-text-prediction-guesses-crypto-hodlers-seed-phrase\/#%E2%80%9D_Warning_Smartphone_text_prediction_guesses_crypto_hodlers_seed_phrase_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Warning: Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler\u2019s seed phrase &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Warning_Smartphone_text_prediction_guesses_crypto_hodlers_seed_phrase_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Warning: Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler\u2019s seed phrase &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvYzVjYTAwZGQtNTM4NS00OGRhLTlkYzUtYTIxYjFkOTJiMjhhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Seed phrases, a random combination of words from the Bitcoin Improvement Protocol (BIP) 39 list of 2048 words, act as one of the primary layers of security against unauthorized access to a user\u2019s crypto holdings. But, what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when your \u201csmart\u201d phone\u2019s predictive typing remembers and suggests the words next time you try to access your digital wallet?<\/p>\n<p>Andre, a 33-year-old IT professional from Germany, recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CryptoCurrency\/comments\/ubv81z\/psa_my_phone_just_guessed_my_private_key_if_you\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf\">posted<\/a> on the r\/CryptoCurrency sub<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reddit<\/a> after discovering his mobile phone\u2019s ability to predict the entire recovery seed phrase as soon as he typed down the first word. <\/p>\n<p>As a fair warning to fellow Redditors and crypto enthusiasts, Andre\u2019s post highlighted the ease with which hackers can use the feature to drain a user\u2019s funds just by being able to type the first word out of the BIP 39 list:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis makes it easy to attack, get your hands on a phone, start any chat app, and start typing any words off the BIP39 list, and see what the phone suggests.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking to Cointelegraph, Andre, otherwise known as u\/Divinux on Reddit, shared his shock when he first experienced his phone literally guessing the 12-24 word seed phrase. \u201cFirst, I was stunned. The first couple words could be a coincidence, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a tech-savvy individual, the German crypto investor was able to reproduce the scenario wherein his mobile phone could accurately predict the seed phrases. After realizing the possible impact of this information if it went out to the wrong hands, \u201cI thought I should tell people about it. I\u2019m sure there are others who also have typed seeds into their phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andre\u2019s experiments confirmed that Google\u2019s GBoard was the least vulnerable as the software did not predict every word in the correct order. However, Microsoft\u2019s Swiftkey keyboard was able to predict the seed phrase right out of the box. The Samsung keyboard, too, can predict the words if \u201cAuto replace\u201d and \u201cSuggest text corrections\u201d have been manually turned on. <\/p>\n<p>Andre\u2019s initial stint with crypto dates back to 2015 when he momentarily lost interest until he realized he could buy goods and services using Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. His investment strategy involves purchasing and staking BTC and altcoins such as Terra (LUNA), Algorand (ALGO) and Tezos (XTZ) and \u201cthen dollar-cost averaging out into BTC when\/if they moon.\u201d The IT professional also develops his own coins and tokens as a hobby.<\/p>\n<p>A safety measure against possible hacks, according to Andre, is to store significant and long-term holdings in a hardware wallet. To Redditors across the world, OP\u2019s advice includes \u2014 not your keys, not your coins, DYOR, don\u2019t FOMO, never invest more than you are willing to lose, always double-check the address you are sending to, always send a small amount beforehand, and disable your PMs in Settings, concluding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDo yourself a solid and prevent that from happening by clearing your predictive type cache.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>STEPN impersonators stealing users&#8217; seed phrases, warn security experts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blockchain security firm PeckShield warned the crypto community about a large number of phishing websites targeting users of the Web3 lifestyle app STEPN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeckShieldAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeckShieldAlert<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/phishing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#phishing<\/a> PeckShield has detected a bath of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stepnofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stepnofficial<\/a> phishing sites. They insert a false Metamask browser extension leading to stealing your seed phrase or prompt you to connect your wallets or \u201cClaim\u201d giveaway. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaMask?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Metamask<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Coinbase<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalletConnect?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WalletConnect<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phantom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@phantom<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmWUcprMAN\">pic.twitter.com\/cmWUcprMAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/1518499183237672960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Cointelegraph recently reported, based on PechShield\u2019s findings, hackers insert a forged MetaMask browser plugin through which they can steal seed phrases from unsuspecting STEPN users.<\/p>\n<p>Access to seed phrase guarantees complete control over the user\u2019s crypto funds via the STEPN dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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