Recent reports highlight potential security risks in hardware wallets using ESP32 chips, which could expose private keys to vulnerabilities. SafePal has addressed these concerns by confirming:
- No ESP32 chips have ever been used in SafePal devices
- All SafePal hardware wallets utilize EAL6+ certified secure chips
- Security grade matches or exceeds standards used in banking and national ID systems
This announcement follows SafePal's recent upgrade of their entire hardware wallet line from EAL 5+ to EAL 6+ certification, maintaining high security at accessible price points.
🚨Reports suggest wallets using ESP32 chips could compromise private keys 1️⃣ SafePal has never used ESP32 chips 2️⃣ All our devices use EAL6+ certified secure chips — the same/better grade than those used in banking or national ID systems 🔐 Learn more: safepal.com/blog/hardware-…
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