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by wmf 2 hours ago
1. Generate all possible seeds.

2. For each seed, generate a few addresses using BIP-32.

3. Use a blockchain explorer API to check if those addresses have been used.

4. For each address that contains unspent coins, generate the corresponding private key (again using BIP-32) then create a transaction sending the coins to the attacker.