What happened after 500 BTC were transferred to a stolen address - A mining pool insider's experience of private key leakage risk

[Chain News] A senior co-founder of a mining pool recently shared a thrilling experience regarding Private Key security. Last year, he suspected that his Private Key might have been leaked, but he did not dare to completely confirm whether this Address was truly controlled by a Hacker. To verify the truth, he made a bold decision - he transferred 500 Bitcoins to this suspicious Address.

The outcome was unexpected. The hackers did not empty the account all at once. These “uninvited guests” only took away 490 Bitcoins, unexpectedly leaving him with 10. According to him, these 10 Bitcoins “are enough to make a living.”

This case may sound like dark humor, but what it reflects is the most painful risk of crypto assets - once the Private Key is leaked, your assets are exposed to Hackers and are defenseless. Interestingly, the logic behind Hacker behavior is also worth pondering; perhaps they have their own “moral bottom line”? Or is this itself an extension of some phishing scheme? In any case, this story reminds everyone: the security of the Private Key is no trivial matter.