All Recovery Playbooks

Lost phone with wallet app

Your phone with a crypto wallet app is lost or stolen.

High RiskAct NOW

Time-sensitive — act within the next 10 minutes

Follow the steps below in order. Stay calm and be thorough.

Recovery steps

1

Do you have your seed phrase backup?

If yes, you can recover your wallet on a new device. If no, you need to act differently.

2

If you have your seed phrase: move funds to a new wallet

Your seed phrase may have been exposed. Create a new wallet and move all funds there as a precaution.

3

Remote wipe your phone if possible

Use Find My iPhone or Google Find My Device to remotely lock or erase your phone.

4

Change passwords for all crypto-related accounts

Update passwords for exchanges, email accounts linked to crypto services, and any apps on the phone.

5

Enable 2FA on all accounts

If you haven't already, enable two-factor authentication on all exchange and crypto service accounts.

6

Contact your mobile carrier

Report the phone as lost/stolen and consider a SIM lock to prevent SIM-swap attacks.

7

If you don't have your seed phrase

If your wallet app supports cloud backup, you may be able to recover on a new device. Contact wallet support.

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