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Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes (cointelegraph.com)
submitted 5 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Web3 developer Brian Guan lost $40,000 after accidentally posting his wallet's secret keys publicly on GitHub, with the funds being drained in just two minutes.
  • The crypto community's reactions were mixed, with some offering support and others mocking Guan's previous comments about developers using AI tools like ChatGPT for coding.
  • This incident highlights ongoing debates about security practices and the role of AI in software development within the crypto community.
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

If it was a script I wrote, it would have successfully stolen the $40k, but also stolen my own money and deposit both sets of money into a second intended victims account because I forgot to clear a variable before the main loop runs again.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago

You always mess up some mundane detail!

[–] acchariya@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

It would have deposited the funds in an account "foobar123" and been lost forever

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Might have happened in this case too, you never know.