What to Do When the Device Wipes Itself After Too Many Wrong PINs
Overview: What should you know about the scenario: What to Do When the Device Wipes Itself After Too Many Wrong PINs?
Key takeaway: Your recovery phrase and PIN must never leak. Do every operation on the official device and app, and if something is wrong, stop using the device at once and migrate the assets.
Action steps:
- Check the remaining attempts left — don't keep entering wrong PINs.
- Keep the recovery phrase ready as your fallback.
- Let the device wipe itself, then restore from the recovery phrase.
- Set a new PIN and test unlocking.
- Log the incident for future audit.
Safety reminder: Anyone asking for your recovery phrase or PIN is a scammer. Never enter the recovery phrase into software or webpages, use only official channels for updates and downloads, and migrate assets and report the incident immediately if anything looks off.
