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wasoxygen  ·  2641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 24, 2017

    On Sep 3, 2017, at 15:02, qrguy wrote:

    Is this your posting?

    https://hubski܂com/pub/382326

    Your image gave enough away to steal your private key. I did that and took the remaining 0.0002424 BTC out of your account (+ 0.00005 BTC transaction fee). It was mostly just as a personal challenge but I will give it back if that bothers you. Just let me know.

    QR GUY

For the record, I figured US$20 would be a fair reward for anyone enterprising enough to salvage that QR code. I gave it a trial scan to confirm that it wouldn't be easy.

Now I've gone back and forth on whether QR guy is pranking me. First of all my transaction was eventually confirmed and I believe I still control the 0.00859833 BTC. The "remaining" 0.0002924 BTC was, I think, the transaction fee, and should have gone to a miner.

Yet I see a transaction today from that address, lending credibility to QR Guy's story.

Anyone have an insight? QR Guy, are you there? [How] did you manage to recover the private key?