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Re:Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire port... by ETH_start on Sunday June 04, 2023 @03:37AM (#36183792)
Crypto is just totally ruthless with software exploits. Any software exploit leads to millions of dollars worth of assets being stolen, by whoever found the exploit.
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Re:Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire port... by scotty79 on Sunday June 04, 2023 @07:31AM (#36184780)
That's the cost of having something actually valuable on you actual device.
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Re:Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire port... by tourmalinetaco on Sunday June 04, 2023 @12:05PM (#36186680)
Exactly. If a million people have $5 on their device, and it gets exploited, that’s up to $5 million in payout.
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