(SCAM ALERT) blockchain.info's online wallet is a money-burning option ! (+ 1 ETH address to NEVER interact with ! )

loonyfool (51)in #ethereum • 6 years ago (edited)

First of all, this post (like any other one) is not a one-way talk ! I still have a lot to learn everyday about new wallet possibilities as more and more get created as well ! So if you got some interesting experience or information to share about the best way to store your coins, feel free to do it in the comments section ! :D

Today I noticed something unusual on my blockchain.info wallet so I decided I could make a useful post to share my experience and hopefully you will learn from something that was a relatively minor mistake, as I didn't really take this wallet seriously, I used it as a test wallet in order to have small amounts of Ether ready to be used and traded without having to access my offline wallet.

25$ worth of ETH burnt down because of my carelessness !

Still, I had about 25$ worth of Ethereum on it. That's not so much, but the prospect of having some coward going on it and still taking it all brings back that hate feeling I always try to control, hate towards these kind of people but also hate towards my own behavior which was a bit careless and lazy for this particular task, I took this lightly and thought the site and 2FA authentication really protected me against anything.

But things could have been worse if I had left biggest amounts on it. That's the positive point. So I just left this blockchain.info corrupted account now. I'm more trusting myetherwallet's applications to store coins. I recommend them as offline storage is really the best way to be 100% safe and they propose it, unlike blockchain.info. I'm soon making a full post dedicated to these wallet issues.

Well as a pirate, Jack Sparrow should know why :D

It was mainly SBD converted into Ether if you wanna know. The main mistake was to take the security of this blockchain.info site for granted. I thought 2FA authentication with mail and even phone number was enough. But this is a major warning for you not to use blockchain.info anymore. Maybe the site is user-friendly, I took it to get used to this world when I was beginning this whole activity.

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Here is a view of my blockchain.info wallet that I have now logically left forever as it is corrupted for sure, I'm letting the coward stare at its emptiness for fuck sake everyday if he has nothing else to do with his miserable life :D

So here is the unknown address, as you will see a red "sending" transfer

0x64f3502c4b6b7e7f106e7ab1f175a4e2c2fde45f

Keep it in mind. You should avoid it at any cost. I made my own research about it and this article speaks for itself

https://etherscan.io/address/0x64f3502c4b6b7e7f106e7ab1f175a4e2c2fde45f

The funniest thing in the story is that it happened on 12th January, several days before last week's crash in midweek, and I initially thought it was linked with it. Well I guess we can let him rest in peace with the tiniest possible amount he made from it now !

More seriously, here are some interesting links that can help you with your data protection (mainly 2 things you have to keep protected on your USB key: your private key and your password).

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/02/heres-how-to-protect-your-bitcoin-and-ethereum-from-hacking.html

https://wccftech.com/ethereum-etherparty-ico-hack/

The last site is more a piece of information to let you know how hackers act in this world. This is clearly the main issue to solve if we want this crypto world to manage overrunning the traditional "fiat money and credit card money world" one day.

That's it ! Thanks for your attention ! I will be back soon with more of the same kind ! Stay crazy and keep making fun of life instead of letting it make fun of you :D

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