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Austin Griffith Shows Bots Drain Weak Ethereum Keys in Seconds

  • —The 0.0004 ETH deposit to key 6969 was moved out in 12 seconds, mostly spent on fees
  • —All 255 keys from 1 to 255 already have a non-zero transaction nonce on mainnet
  • —10-digit keys were drained immediately; 12-digit keys had not been drained at taping
  • —The test followed the eMudhra certificate compromise involving keys below 256
Why it matters: The demo shows weak private keys are swept by bots almost instantly, underscoring the importance of secure key generation.
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Source: Unchained
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