Investor loses R$100,000 in cryptocurrencies after downloading pirated program
Trying to save a few bucks, a user turned to piracy to get some free software. What was cheap turned out to be expensive as the investor lost R$100,000 in cryptocurrencies at the end of the journey.
The story was shared on Reddit this Monday (11). In his report, davesp1 asks for help to understand how he was hacked, presenting some hypotheses about how he lost funds from not just one, but two wallets.
“I know I'm to blame here, but I'm trying to learn from this. I am aware that I can kiss these coins goodbye.”
The investor presented four possible causes for the hack. The first of these would be the use of 1Password to store your private keys, a serious error. The second, a bridge service in which you connected your wallet to exchange your Ethers (ETH) for Solana (SOL).
The third suspicion was a code he took from the internet to hide some Google Shopping results. Finally, the fourth, and likely root of the problem, is the download of pirated software.
With so many mistakes, the guy seemed to be testing his luck, and it was only a matter of time before he lost his cryptocurrencies.
Following his post, the investor analyzes each of his mistakes in detail. Regarding 1Password, software for storing passwords, the investor says that it contained another wallet with R$25,000 that the hacker did not touch. Therefore, the chance of your 1Password being compromised is low.
Regarding the bridge used to exchange ETH for SOL, he highlights that it is a reliable project. Going further, he states that he only connected one wallet to the service, ruling out this being the source of his loss.
The scripts pasted into your browser do not contain any malicious code. Therefore, he only has one last option left: pirated software, which he says is trustworthy.
