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0 pointslfodofod3y ago0 comments

It’s worth noting that Luke would be a prime target for nation state hackers from DPRK and the likes.

What happened here was likely a failed attempt to slip a backdoor into bitcoin core, attackers pulled out and took his bitcoins as a consolation prize after he realised his server had been compromised.

The FBI should absolutely be jumping on this, not because of bitcoin, but because of the likely perpetrators.

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luma3y ago

Luke had his wallet sitting on a server that he knew to be compromised for months. There is no reason to expect a nation state actor, his loss was 100% his own poor security. It also says a lot about the "wisdom" of hosting your own wallet. Can't trust the exchanges, and you can't trust your own wallet.

gggggg53y ago

> Luke had his wallet sitting on a server that he knew to be compromised for months

How do you know this? Luke has denied this over and over again. It seems like you've invented this in order to defame him.

voytec3y ago

He twitted it himself in November:

https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1593227756841578496

He then only "purged the backdoors" which suggests very poor approach to security. If anything, he publicly discredited himself.

gggggg53y ago

>He twitted it himself in November:

Are you being deliberately dishonest or did you just misread something?

Luke discovered that a server belonging to him was compromised in November, yes. Much later, he found out that his personal devices were also compromised.

He has repeatedly stated that he did not keep any bitcoins on that server, and also repeatedly stated that his coins were stolen from cold storage.

It's possible these attackers had Lukes home computer compromised for years, his bitcoin holdings are not what makes him an interesting target. His ability to backdoor bitcoin core or other similar software just might.

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luma3y ago

gggggg53y ago

> Luke had his wallet sitting on a server that he knew to be compromised for months

How do you know this? Luke has denied this over and over again. It seems like you've invented this in order to defame him.

voytec3y ago

He twitted it himself in November:

https://twitter.com/LukeDashjr/status/1593227756841578496

He then only "purged the backdoors" which suggests very poor approach to security. If anything, he publicly discredited himself.

gggggg53y ago

>He twitted it himself in November:

Are you being deliberately dishonest or did you just misread something?

Luke discovered that a server belonging to him was compromised in November, yes. Much later, he found out that his personal devices were also compromised.

He has repeatedly stated that he did not keep any bitcoins on that server, and also repeatedly stated that his coins were stolen from cold storage.

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