Incident Overview
A Brazilian YouTuber, Ivan Bianco, accidentally leaked the mnemonic of his cryptocurrency wallet during a live stream on his Fraternidade Crypto channel, resulting in the theft of nearly $60,000 worth of cryptocurrency and a batch of NFTs. Fraternidade Crypto has around 34,000 subscribers on YouTube. During the live broadcast, Bianco opened a file recording the mnemonic phrase, which allowed an unknown person to take control of his wallet and steal its funds. Bianco reported the incident to police after missing the funds. He also claimed that an unidentified man contacted him on Discord after the funds were stolen. The anonymous person identified himself as the money thief and expressed regret for his actions before hanging up and leaving. After the call ended, the wallet that stole most of the funds returned a total of approximately $50,000 worth of crypto assets to Bianco.
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