Hidden wallet discovered — Trezor Safe 3 (2025)

Survives

Case description

A 2025 device loss case involved a Trezor Safe 3 hardware wallet that was stolen from a checked bag during international travel. The holder had their 12-word seed phrase documented at home. Within 24 hours of discovering the theft, the holder purchased a new Trezor device and restored their wallet using the seed phrase. As a precaution, they moved all funds to a new wallet on a freshly generated seed to eliminate any theoretical risk from the stolen device. The recovery was clean and fast—an example of the seed phrase backup working exactly as designed. The holder subsequently created a metal seed phrase backup and stored it in a separate location from the device.

Custody context

Stress condition	Device loss
Custody system	Hardware wallet (single key)
Outcome	Survives
Documentation	Unknown
Year observed	2025
Country	International

Outcome interpretation

Access remained possible under the reported conditions.

Source

Privately Reported

Evidence type

News article

Evidence link

https://datarecovery.com/rd/crypto-inheritance-creating-a-recovery-plan-for-your-family/

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