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r/Bitcoin: press report warning all vulnerable wallets will eventually be drained

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ve8w11/bitcoins_88m_coldcard_hack_isnt_over_experts_warn/

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 It went down a bit but is picking up again.
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     It went down a bit but is picking up again.
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    +Who would pay them for the compute? Would they be guaranteed a payout from the original owners? Wouldn't that look a little bit like extortion?
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    +Ask the white hat hackers -- there's already a ton of them. A lot of people already have the compute and have no problem donating the electricity. All in the name of being a good person. Furthermore, if they made their seeds without entropy (dice rolls) of at least like 25 dice rolls then it doesn't really take that much power/energy to crack them. 
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    +These white hats also probably have sizeable BTC holdings if I had to guess. Drop in the bucket in the grand scheme. 
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    +Fair enough
    
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    title: Bitcoin's $88M ColdCard Hack Isn't Over: Experts Warn All Vulnerable Wallets Will Eventually Be Drained
    
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    Scary. 
    
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    Well…duh. 
    
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    Yes, thank you "experts", amazing insight 
    
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    Let the FUD begin. 
    
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    title: Bitcoin's $88M ColdCard Hack Isn't Over: Experts Warn All Vulnerable Wallets Will Eventually Be Drained
    
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    Scary. 
    
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    Well…duh. 
    
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    Yes, thank you "experts", amazing insight 
    
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    Let the FUD begin. 
    
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