Technique
technique:private_key_and_seed_phrase_theft
Also: cryptocurrency wallet credential theft
Searching compromised email and cloud storage for cryptocurrency seed phrases, private keys, wallet backups, and photos containing them.
Searching compromised email and cloud storage for cryptocurrency seed phrases, private keys, wallet backups, and photos containing them.
“A lot of people do store their seeds and their private keys in their e-mail”
“I see a backup to MetaMask numeric passphrase”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | USES | Joseph Harris | Explicit | 118 |
Joseph Harris USES Private key and seed-phrase theft
Joseph stole cryptocurrency by finding backup seed phrases and private keys in victims’ cloud accounts and source code.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Joseph Harris EP 118 Details
“There was a hack I did that I made millions of dollars essentially by finding a backup seed”
“I access the private key and it has about $17 million in it”