Hacker gives back 19.3 million to drained US government crypto wallet

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I’m no expert, but hacking a U.S. government crypto wallet doesn’t sound smart to me

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cate said:
I’m no expert, but hacking a U.S. government crypto wallet doesn’t sound smart to me

They figured out there would be consequences LOL !tip 1

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In summary, a U.S. government crypto wallet that was drained of 20 million got back 19.3 million, which adds mystery to the story. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT pointed out that the transactions looked like those of a known bad actor. The funds returned included Ethereum and USDC, but 1.2 million is still missing. The DOJ originally seized the funds in relation to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The situation remains under investigation.

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Haha, just a prank bro >!!tip 1!<

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Brier said:
Haha, just a prank bro >!!tip 1!<

The prankster undid the whole thing !tip 1

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I thought it was a joke

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It’s like he was playing with them, and the 700k was just the price for this lesson.

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NumisNexus1 said:
It’s like he was playing with them, and the 700k was just the price for this lesson.

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Still heading to jail !tip 1

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They forgot to pay taxes on that profit !tip 1

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StevenMiller said:
They forgot to pay taxes on that profit !tip 1

What do you mean? The hacker took 20 million from a US government wallet and sent most of it back !tip 1

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It takes some guts to hack a US wallet

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Arlen said:
It takes some guts to hack a US wallet

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I’d call that pretty foolish !tip 1

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That 1.2 million was just a TAX the government should learn to accept :joy:

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Reed said:
That 1.2 million was just a TAX the government should learn to accept :joy:

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They were just labor costs !tip 1

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The 700k must have been the transaction fees on the blockchain. /s

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Thayer said:
The 700k must have been the transaction fees on the blockchain. /s

That annoying Ethereum network!!!

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At least he gave it back
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