Topic: Be careful of $5 wrench attacks! Also, of thieves armed with Toblerone bars! - page 2. (Read 453 times)
September 03, 2024, 04:05:18 PM
Aren't we always practicing about Bitcoin privacy? Privacy is a very important part of our lives; it could save your money and life as well. Forget about crypto; imagine you are a rich person and you have a lot of money. Your neighbour or relatives ask you to borrow some money from them. If you don't do it, then they will turn into your enemy. So when someone from your neighbourhood or relatives knows about your crypto and they know you are holding a decent amount, then they might become your enemy as well. So they might attack you in various ways. Always need to maintain the privacy when you have crypto and funds.
September 03, 2024, 03:09:15 PM
This robbery is very common everywhere and the fact we are discussing it here is because the thief wanted some bitcoin, aside that everyone is supposed to be aware of thiefs and robbers hence provide safety measures for themselves.
I saw a post on social media where people who must have given their identity and full informations on social medias claiming how many bitcoins they have and how much they are worth, I was worried because I know how those information could be used to attack them, it's very dangerous action to give out such information and I believe those kind of people are the ones who get attacked by robbers without their knowledge.
So it's very simple never show off how much you have or worth when you can't afford a full security for yourself.
I saw a post on social media where people who must have given their identity and full informations on social medias claiming how many bitcoins they have and how much they are worth, I was worried because I know how those information could be used to attack them, it's very dangerous action to give out such information and I believe those kind of people are the ones who get attacked by robbers without their knowledge.
So it's very simple never show off how much you have or worth when you can't afford a full security for yourself.
September 03, 2024, 02:38:38 PM
LOL leaving your keys so the robbers have easier life is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard in my entire life.
If you want to enrich them, start with their diet - a rich in lead salad will fix all their life issues.
If you want to enrich them, start with their diet - a rich in lead salad will fix all their life issues.
September 03, 2024, 01:58:36 PM
Anyone in the world can be robbed if people want their goods.
In the USA a new crime is break into the garage of a house find the key clicker and steal the car.
My car in the attached garage has the key clicker sitting on the dash.
The inside garage door has three dead bolts.
So basically it is take the car and go.
It is a new hyundai sonata hybrid.
I do not want to be the guy in queens new york city get tortured with a hammer 🔨 to give up the keys. 🔑
In the USA a new crime is break into the garage of a house find the key clicker and steal the car.
My car in the attached garage has the key clicker sitting on the dash.
The inside garage door has three dead bolts.
So basically it is take the car and go.
It is a new hyundai sonata hybrid.
I do not want to be the guy in queens new york city get tortured with a hammer 🔨 to give up the keys. 🔑
This sounds like a post from a guy with an overinsured car that’s giving him trouble. lol
I agree with your first part. It’s the whole, ‘“locks keep honest people honest” thing.
The car theft problem doesn’t seem like it will be an issue much longer. My truck has cameras all around and in it, is connected to the internet and has GPS. I think as these sorts of vehicles become more common, vehicle theft becomes a thing of the past.
As for the $5 wrench attack… I still think criminals would prefer stealing from drug dealers full of cash or old ladies with lots of jewelry than stubborn Bitcoiners with paranoid security measures in place.
September 03, 2024, 01:42:31 PM
So for the robber to gain such information about the victim bitcoin holdings, such information may have leak from the victim to another Person close to him and from there the worked on his wallet balance to know how much bitcoin he actually owned.
Leaks like this can happen even if you don't tell anyone, centralized exchanges have people who can leak such information.
Same goes to the tax offices when you pay tax from cryptocurrency.
If you think this people are like priests who don't tell anyone anything what's going on because it's confidential, you live in a dream world.
I pity the fool who does not have a gun for protection while being their own bank.
September 03, 2024, 01:14:01 PM
If you had 23.5 Bitcoins (which was worth $144,017), you would spend $10,000 on home insurance, but it would be better to be private, as your friends and community should not know about your Bitcoin wealth.
One of the primary investigative discovery about bitcoin theft is that the victim is always long vulnerable to the attacker before it happens, a high percentage is mostly insider job, due to the privacy and security that comes with holding bitcoin, it make it hard for other thirdparty into the information as it involves a bitcoin holder.So for the robber to gain such information about the victim bitcoin holdings, such information may have leak from the victim to another Person close to him and from there the worked on his wallet balance to know how much bitcoin he actually owned.
September 03, 2024, 12:20:10 PM
Nice reminder op. I have seen a couple of posts about $5 wrench attacks on the forum too. I addition many posts have been made by people of the likes of 1miau about keeping you hodlings more of a secret. Personally I believe the $5 wrench attack is a result of some HODLERS inability to ensure privacy of their funds. Some people get too carried away that they begin to broadcast their potential hodling to people unknowningly to them. Some of these victims are usually just naive and not trying to boast about their hodlings.
Let's not forget that the security of every HODLERS coin is their full responsibility.
If you had 23.5 Bitcoins (which was worth $144,017), you would spend $10,000 on home insurance, but it would be better to be private, as your friends and community should not know about your Bitcoin wealth.
Let's just say this is the perfect warning and example of avoiding the mistake of putting all your investments on a single asset. Of course bitcoin is a nice investment but still that doesn't call for a reason to pump in all you investment into it. Other investment plans like buying a residential property to get some passive income is also a good idea.Let's not forget that the security of every HODLERS coin is their full responsibility.
September 03, 2024, 12:18:13 PM
It's true that privacy and security are very important... Never talk about bitcoin ownership it will invite people to steal in any way I have seen many cases of this out there, although not experiencing it myself but this is my vigilance against assets owned.
I once talked about bitcoin ownership with a close friend... You know what happened the friend who listened to that he wanted to borrow money because he knew that I had bitcoin even though not much he didn't care he insisted on borrowing money and told me his bitcoin to sell ... Crazy friends like this there are always desperate, I know he can act more than never expected...
Then I pretended to sell bitcoin and the money was used for other purposes ... from there never talk about assets owned again ... they always thought I had 1 BTC even though I never had it.
I once talked about bitcoin ownership with a close friend... You know what happened the friend who listened to that he wanted to borrow money because he knew that I had bitcoin even though not much he didn't care he insisted on borrowing money and told me his bitcoin to sell ... Crazy friends like this there are always desperate, I know he can act more than never expected...
Then I pretended to sell bitcoin and the money was used for other purposes ... from there never talk about assets owned again ... they always thought I had 1 BTC even though I never had it.
September 03, 2024, 12:17:53 PM
The lazy people that don't have anything to think of but by being a con and stealing people's money really reinvents their crime weapons. I just hope that the court would just refund and give it back to the victim. Or if there's an agreement, the court should have given that thought of what the victim thinks is best for him, whether to receive it back in full form no more, no less in BTC. Because if it's said that it will be given back in cash, maybe that's just the judge's verdict without having considering what the victim may like. But still, this is good news for the victim that the stolen BTCs have been traced and seized and taken back.
September 03, 2024, 12:15:20 PM
Just couple weeks ago friend of a friend (priest) was attacked in his own home by a thief with a hammer, he ended up as a vegetable (head trauma) and his mother was killed.
Thief got away with less than a hundred dollars as it was poor family, now in jail, awaiting trial on which he may get a very low sentence if they find him insane.
Shit like this happens all the time and you don't have to be a crypto millionaire.
So if you don't already have a gun, buy one (or get smashed to death by a toblerone). Glock is the best life insurance
Thief got away with less than a hundred dollars as it was poor family, now in jail, awaiting trial on which he may get a very low sentence if they find him insane.
Shit like this happens all the time and you don't have to be a crypto millionaire.
So if you don't already have a gun, buy one (or get smashed to death by a toblerone). Glock is the best life insurance
September 03, 2024, 12:05:27 PM
Why is the Toblerone robbery event only now reaching us? It surprises me that news about this didn't come out earlier this year.
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The Lawyers at Edinburgh’s High Court agreed on Sept. 3 that the 23.5 BTC could be converted into cash for a total sum of $144,017 (109,601 British pounds).
A moment of nostalgia against the background of the text from the Toblerone robbery article.Against the background of current prices for bitcoin, how ridiculous the amount for 23.5 BTC seems.
September 03, 2024, 11:52:12 AM
Scotland has a very low crime rate compared to England and other major countries in Europe. Crypto robberies are not common and when they happen, there is always a pre-infromation. It is not like a bank account where the bank staff know how much every customer has. There is a chance that the owner of the coin or somebody else might have told somebody about his cryptocurrency. Living a modest life is also important because criminals are always looking out for signs to show that someone has something valuable. Those who flaunt wealth on social media have much to learn from this story.
September 03, 2024, 11:19:34 AM
Some people just don't know how to hide stuff. No one needs to know about what you do or what you own, if you have a bunch of cryptocurrencies or a lot of money in the bank, you don't need to make that public, I wouldn't even recommend discussing such things with close ones as well because the era we live in, no one can be trusted. You never know who is a double-faced person who is always around you and you entrust them with your secrets and the second thing that happens is you are getting robbed.
So I agree with what others are saying about not showing the world what you have. If you have something, keep it to yourself, use it moderately, and live your life so that it doesn't catch the attention of the evil in society. Some people don't have mercy, they won't even clinch before killing you because they don't value life, all they want are the resources you acquire and they can go to any extent to get that.
So I agree with what others are saying about not showing the world what you have. If you have something, keep it to yourself, use it moderately, and live your life so that it doesn't catch the attention of the evil in society. Some people don't have mercy, they won't even clinch before killing you because they don't value life, all they want are the resources you acquire and they can go to any extent to get that.
September 03, 2024, 11:17:52 AM
Anyone in the world can be robbed if people want their goods.
In the USA a new crime is break into the garage of a house find the key clicker and steal the car.
My car in the attached garage has the key clicker sitting on the dash.
The inside garage door has three dead bolts.
So basically it is take the car and go.
It is a new hyundai sonata hybrid.
I do not want to be the guy in queens new york city get tortured with a hammer 🔨 to give up the keys. 🔑
In the USA a new crime is break into the garage of a house find the key clicker and steal the car.
My car in the attached garage has the key clicker sitting on the dash.
The inside garage door has three dead bolts.
So basically it is take the car and go.
It is a new hyundai sonata hybrid.
I do not want to be the guy in queens new york city get tortured with a hammer 🔨 to give up the keys. 🔑
September 03, 2024, 11:01:07 AM
In as much as this report once again re-emphasizes the importance of privacy and security as a Bitcoin holder, it makes me happy that the victims had their bitcoin recovered, unlike the many cases that I reported here Physical Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Attacks that Have Been Reported Worldwide last year were some of the victims were killed or maimed.
September 03, 2024, 09:50:05 AM
I saw something similar in my country in 2017, when there were lucky people who earned money on bitcoin. One previously very modest and seemingly not very wealthy person suddenly began to buy clothes in "Brioni" boutiques. The end of the story is quite sad, but many have concluded.
If you suddenly become rich (there are many reasons), be more modest.
Another case was when a girl met a guy who did not spare money for gifts, but she could not remain silent and took pictures of his property and posted them online. The photos against the background of expensive furniture were appreciated by scammers. The result is a burglary, and it no longer matters whether the guy had bitcoins or he was simply rich.
Your tongue can sometimes be your enemy.
If you suddenly become rich (there are many reasons), be more modest.
Another case was when a girl met a guy who did not spare money for gifts, but she could not remain silent and took pictures of his property and posted them online. The photos against the background of expensive furniture were appreciated by scammers. The result is a burglary, and it no longer matters whether the guy had bitcoins or he was simply rich.
Your tongue can sometimes be your enemy.
September 03, 2024, 09:49:38 AM
Privacy and security are very important. The woman could have discussed about bitcoin to someone or people which could be where those robbers know she has bitcoin. It could even be on social media that the robbers noticed that.
Also we should be careful of P2P transactions. Know when to use coin control and mixers. Most people do not know about this, making people to easily trace their coins.
Have different wallets. Feature like dures mode on Unstoppable wallet can be helpful.
Also we should be careful of P2P transactions. Know when to use coin control and mixers. Most people do not know about this, making people to easily trace their coins.
Have different wallets. Feature like dures mode on Unstoppable wallet can be helpful.
One of the main reasons on why i dont really like on making myself trying to expose that i do engage with crypto even with my siblings or even into my friends. Im not boasting up that i have tons of coins but at least the amount would really be something significant or you could really be able to say that someone could abduct you or something that would be in similar with these kind of wrench situations. This is why its really that important that you should really be mindful on the actions that you are taking because it could potentially put yourself into possible danger or trouble. Its better to make yourself that lowkey so that you would be able to avoid
these dangers and there's no point on boasting up your crypto holdings because we do know that criminals would really be just that lurking in the shadows and just waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
So its ideal that you do keep it secret as much as possible and even telling into your friends or family members should be avoided and this could give that peace of mind.
September 03, 2024, 09:49:05 AM
Privacy and security are very important. The woman could have discussed about bitcoin to someone or people which could be where those robbers know she has bitcoin. It could even be on social media that the robbers noticed that.
Try to be famous and make noise so that other people know that you are a Bitcoin investor, is a very risky practice. There are many reported physical Bitcoin attacks and cost sometimes is not only your bitcoin, but can be your physical body and even your life (it means you can be killed by criminals).Some people print Bitcoin logo and stick it on their helmet, car and other items. They think it is cool but I see it very risky and dangerous for their life.
https://github.com/jlopp/physical-bitcoin-attacks
https://github.com/demining/Physical-Bitcoin-Attacks
September 03, 2024, 09:48:44 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCbe9fhASng
How about don't tell people about expensive things you have around your house that can be taken.
We as a group keep going through this. It has nothing to do with BTC. If the they had known about a valuable pile of gold, or diamonds, or stamp collection or whatever the same theft would have happened.
We as a group here only think about it because it's BTC
Don't brag about wealth, don't talk about money you have. Period. Full stop.
-Dave
How about don't tell people about expensive things you have around your house that can be taken.
We as a group keep going through this. It has nothing to do with BTC. If the they had known about a valuable pile of gold, or diamonds, or stamp collection or whatever the same theft would have happened.
We as a group here only think about it because it's BTC
Don't brag about wealth, don't talk about money you have. Period. Full stop.
-Dave
September 03, 2024, 09:38:36 AM
So, after 4 years they finally get caught? I wonder why it took so long to catch them.
After all from this news, toblerone goes stonk.
After all from this news, toblerone goes stonk.
I am curios as to how the robbers got to know about their bitcoin holdings. Did she discussed about bitcoin to anybody out there before that day? or the possibility of registering with a local exchange where they must have gotten her details to have tracked her to her home and attack her.
Many people said, your biggest enemy are people around you and close to you. People who not know you much will not know when you're arrive in your home, when your home is empty, how many people live in your house etc. Jump to: