In July 2015 someone got ether in Ethereum's very first block. For 11 years they never sent a single coin out.
This morning at 06:04 UTC+8 they finally sent a 0.05 $ETH test payment. Bots found them in three minutes.
Two new addresses started dropping dust into the wallet's history, built to look like the one they had just paid. Same 0x1321 start, same 1A44 ending. The busier one sent 43 tiny transfers. The plan is simple: you copy the "recent recipient" for the big send, and the money goes to a stranger.
The owner didn't copy anything. They ran a second check, 0.01 ETH out from the new wallet and nearly all of it back, then at 06:42 sent 2,154.94 ETH to the right address. About $4.5M at today's $2,095.
Eleven years of patience, three minutes of bots, 38 minutes of checking. The checking is the part worth stealing.
#Ethereum #CryptoSecurity
NFA. DYOR.
This morning at 06:04 UTC+8 they finally sent a 0.05 $ETH test payment. Bots found them in three minutes.
Two new addresses started dropping dust into the wallet's history, built to look like the one they had just paid. Same 0x1321 start, same 1A44 ending. The busier one sent 43 tiny transfers. The plan is simple: you copy the "recent recipient" for the big send, and the money goes to a stranger.
The owner didn't copy anything. They ran a second check, 0.01 ETH out from the new wallet and nearly all of it back, then at 06:42 sent 2,154.94 ETH to the right address. About $4.5M at today's $2,095.
Eleven years of patience, three minutes of bots, 38 minutes of checking. The checking is the part worth stealing.
#Ethereum #CryptoSecurity
NFA. DYOR.
