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So apparently the FBI or other US agency hacked this guy and drained his wallets? No indication he’s been arrested, wallets said to be unhosted. Clearly should

So apparently the FBI or other US agency hacked this guy and drained his wallets? No indication he’s been arrested, wallets said to be unhosted. Clearly should’ve used an offline wallet lol.

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yellow_lead 1y ago
It may not be a hack, but a warrant like 'Hey Google, give us access to this guy's Gmail.'
- ozgrakkurt 1y ago
  You can’t get a warrant for a bitcoin wallet right?
  - mv 1y ago
    https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
    - fruitworks 1y ago
      What happens if it doesn't work?
      - netsharc 1y ago
        If it was a last resort and it didn't work, then we wouldn't be in this thread...
      - otikik 1y ago
        You move to the screwdriver
    - yreg 1y ago
      They did not physically catch the owners apparently.
  - yellow_lead 1y ago
    The article mentions seed phrases being saved by the owner. What if he saved them online?
  - 111111101101 1y ago
    A surprising number of 'sophisticated' criminals backup their seed phrase to the cloud.
0xOsprey 1y ago
Taylor is on to something here: https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 tl;dr: Someone cracked these weak entropy wallets 3+ years before anyone else and kept it secret Whether that was the USG or another entity has yet to be revealed
- hshdhdhehd 1y ago
  Risky move, since it is easy to move the funds to a new address at any time.
- adamors 1y ago
  Please use xcancel: https://xcancel.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 https://xcancel.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 when linking to X since a lot of us don't have accounts or just don't want to log in.
  - vpShane 1y ago
    403 Forbidden, VPN
- stef25 1y ago
  After having read the thread it's not clear to me where the "3 years" comes from ? EDIT and were the keys cracked, or were the passphrases obtained ? It's mentioned elsewhere that he had them written down. Which would be a much easier "hack"

So apparently the FBI or other US agency hacked this guy and drained his wallets? No indication he’s been arrested, wallets said to be unhosted. Clearly should’ve used an offline wallet lol.

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yellow_lead 1y ago

It may not be a hack, but a warrant like 'Hey Google, give us access to this guy's Gmail.'

ozgrakkurt 1y ago
You can’t get a warrant for a bitcoin wallet right?
- mv 1y ago
  https://xkcd.com/538/ https://xkcd.com/538/
  - fruitworks 1y ago
    What happens if it doesn't work?
    - netsharc 1y ago
      If it was a last resort and it didn't work, then we wouldn't be in this thread...
    - otikik 1y ago
      You move to the screwdriver
  - yreg 1y ago
    They did not physically catch the owners apparently.
- yellow_lead 1y ago
  The article mentions seed phrases being saved by the owner. What if he saved them online?
- 111111101101 1y ago
  A surprising number of 'sophisticated' criminals backup their seed phrase to the cloud.

0xOsprey 1y ago

Taylor is on to something here: https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 tl;dr: Someone cracked these weak entropy wallets 3+ years before anyone else and kept it secret Whether that was the USG or another entity has yet to be revealed

hshdhdhehd 1y ago
Risky move, since it is easy to move the funds to a new address at any time.
adamors 1y ago
Please use xcancel: https://xcancel.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 https://xcancel.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 when linking to X since a lot of us don't have accounts or just don't want to log in.
- vpShane 1y ago
  403 Forbidden, VPN
stef25 1y ago
After having read the thread it's not clear to me where the "3 years" comes from ? EDIT and were the keys cracked, or were the passphrases obtained ? It's mentioned elsewhere that he had them written down. Which would be a much easier "hack"