[nurettin]

>> 0xFACEBEEF and sent it 0.0005 BTC.. 1 month later and someone had stolen my 0.0005 BTC! I guess people must occasionally trawl through addresses with simple/common private keys.

This made it worth reading the article. Such cyberpunk!

[thefalcon]

For fun[1], you can occasionally trawl through addresses with any private key!

http://directory.io/

[1] For various definitions of "fun."

[293984j29384]

Their FAQ (unlisted on the main page) is interesting as well..

https://directory.io/faq