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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by 0xOsprey on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @02:32AM (#45588771)
Taylor is on to something here: https://x.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448

tl;dr: Someone cracked these weak entropy wallets 3+ years before anyone else and kept it secret

Whether that was the USG or another entity has yet to be revealed

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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by adamors on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:00AM (#45588948)
Please use xcancel: https://xcancel.com/tayvano_/status/1978273602719158448 when linking to X since a lot of us don't have accounts or just don't want to log in.
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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by vpShane on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @06:08PM (#45598891)
403 Forbidden, VPN
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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by hshdhdhehd on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:44AM (#45589277)
Risky move, since it is easy to move the funds to a new address at any time.
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Re:DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam bas... by stef25 on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @04:36AM (#45589639)
After having read the thread it's not clear to me where the "3 years" comes from ?

EDIT and were the keys cracked, or were the passphrases obtained ? It's mentioned elsewhere that he had them written down. Which would be a much easier "hack"

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