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Re:Probability of typing a wrong Bitcoin address by mr_mitm on Friday August 29, 2025 @12:10PM (#45065929)
Generating an evil wallet where the last six characters or so match the original is probably feasible. I heard of this being done to SSH host keys. Someone invented randomart images to make it easier for humans to compare binary strings [1], but I'm not sure how well they fare against similar attacks.

[1] https://bytes.zone/posts/what-is-the-randomart-image-for/

Re:Probability of typing a wrong Bitcoin address by pants2 on Friday August 29, 2025 @12:16PM (#45066010)
I have been targeted by scammers who generated wallet addresses with 15 of the same characters.
Re:Probability of typing a wrong Bitcoin address by johnisgood on Friday August 29, 2025 @02:05PM (#45067446)
I am sure it is, but oh well. You always have to be careful about money.