METAMASK

DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS

"A few days ago, a hacker got my mnemonic and stole $1,200 in ethereum from my Metamask wallet in under 100 seconds. The hackers were using a bot to scan for the mnemonic phrases across GitHub, and I accidentally left it in my code on a GitHub repo while I was sending to a Hack Money hack-at-hon. Although there are some coins and tokens left, the bot will siphon any ethereum I have to prevent me from moving my coins, and/or outmatch my attempts by supplying more gas."

"I just want you all to be aware to NEVER have a digital copy of your mnemonic or private key[, e]specially not online."

"If you are using metamask, randomly generate private keys for new accounts not associated with any mnemonics, and imported onto metamask"

"There is still $600 supposedly that's locked in Compound DeFi protocol and if anyone is interested in helping solve this, here is a suggestion someone made for me who we are seeking ways to solve this."

"I was foolish and this mistake was costly, but I know how to be extra secure when dealing in crypto. I was very upset and scared at first, but I can't dwell on it and I'll move on. No need to stress over thousands when I can focus on making millions."

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tycooperaow published their mnemonic unintentionally, and a hacker was able to use the information to extract the funds from their wallet.

I lost $1,200 in 100 seconds : CryptoCurrency (Sep 15)
Address 0x1b3e1786c3f8524ca0f3175b0b37bcc1bee5a6d5 | Etherscan  (Apr 3)
gas - How to retrieve ERC20 from a hacked address monitored by a bot? - Ethereum Stack Exchange (Apr 3)
Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan  (Apr 3)

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