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by lacker
1905 days ago
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It's possible that those wallets are compromised, but it's quite strange that both of them would be compromised at the same time. It's also strange that someone in possession of a compromise for one of these wallets would use it for merely $40,000. To me it seems more likely that your nephew is mistaken about some aspect of this story. Perhaps he used some malicious software and subsequently forgot about it. Either way, there is nothing that can be done. In the future, your nephew would be better off using traditional saving methods rather than self-controlled cryptocurrency. If he can't figure out what he did wrong, it's likely he won't be able to prevent it from happening again. |
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Which is why I think this is an inside job (ie. someone close to him, or as some suggested, himself). If this was a remote hacker, it would require quite a bit of effort: scouting him out as his target, hacking his computer/devices/accounts, discovering his holdings (as opposed to just grabbing the trust wallet and running), preparing the malware/ledger exploit. While it all might be worth it for $40k, there are probably better targets than some kid with only $40k in crypto. It's far more likely that someone he knows or is close to him got access to his icloud account (through his unlocked phone/computer), and found his stash where he stored his ledger recovery phrase.