# Seed phrase leak

## Definition

A seed phrase leak occurs when wallet recovery words become accessible to an unauthorized person, device, application, log, cloud service or other untrusted environment.

## What it means in practice

Because the phrase can recreate signing keys, exposure should be treated as compromise even if no theft has happened yet.

## How this concept appears in Terenval Wallet

Terenval's production flow keeps the seed/recovery phrase on the user's device, but users can still leak it through screenshots, malware, backups or social engineering.

**Important:** If a seed phrase is exposed, moving assets to a newly generated safe wallet is generally safer than continuing to reuse the same recovery material.

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## Related terms

- [seed phrase](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/seed-phrase/)
- [private key exposure](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/private-key-exposure/)
- [Wallet migration](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/wallet-migration/)
- [Seed backup](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/seed-backup/)
- [Social engineering](https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/social-engineering/)

## Related Terenval Answers

- [How to Secure a Non-Custodial Crypto Wallet](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-secure-non-custodial-crypto-wallet/)
- [How Should You Store a Seed Phrase Safely?](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-store-a-seed-phrase-safely/)
- [How to Test a Crypto Wallet Backup Safely](https://wallet.terenval.com/answers/how-to-test-a-wallet-backup/)

Official page: https://wallet.terenval.com/glossary/seed-phrase-leak/