{"id":434040,"date":"2022-04-19T16:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-i-lost-650000-of-crypto-in-seconds\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T13:48:41","slug":"how-i-lost-650000-of-crypto-in-seconds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-i-lost-650000-of-crypto-in-seconds\/","title":{"rendered":"#How I lost $650,000 of crypto in seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3667ff4d953\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3667ff4d953\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-i-lost-650000-of-crypto-in-seconds\/#%E2%80%9CHow_I_lost_650000_of_crypto_in_seconds%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How I lost $650,000 of crypto in seconds&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_I_lost_650000_of_crypto_in_seconds%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How I lost $650,000 of crypto in seconds&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A devastated crypto trader has revealed how he lost $650,000 (\u00a3499,000) at the hands of scammers who hacked into his iCloud account.<\/p>\n<p>Domenic Iacovone had a load of valuable cryptocurrencies and NFTs saved in digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> MetaMask before cyber-thieves managed to bleed him dry.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revive_dom\/status\/1514752274471473152\">Twitter<\/a>, he said it all began with a phone call he thought was from Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, he suspected it might be fraud at first so ignored it.<\/p>\n<p>But when the caller ID showed up as Apple and saw it was an Apple number, he decided to call it back.<\/p>\n<p>The fraudster on the other end of the phone said his account had been compromised and asked for a code that was sent to his phone.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201ctwo seconds later my entire MetaMask was wiped\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He claims hackers pulled it off by getting hold of his secret 12-word \u201cseed phrase\u201d which is important to get into the crypto wallet and must not be shared with anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Little did he know, MetaMask stores a seed phrase file on iCloud automatically from his iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>So scammers must have gone in and swiped it, before emptying his account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t tell us to never store our seed phrase digitally and then do it behind our backs,\u201d Iacovone said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf 90 percent of the people knew this I would bet none of them would have the app or iCloud on.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-76.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MetaMask says switch backups off if you want to 'avoid iCloud surprising you'.\" class=\"wp-image-21952497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/meta-76.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>MetaMask says switch backups off if you want to \u2018avoid iCloud surprising you\u2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MetaMask has not commented on the incident but did\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaMask\/status\/1515727239391809536\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0out advice to users amid the fury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault,\u201d the firm warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your password isn\u2019t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can disable iCloud backups for MetaMask specifically by turning off the toggle here: Settings &gt; Profile &gt; iCloud &gt; Manage Storage &gt; Backups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to avoid iCloud surprising you with unrequested backups in the future, you can turn off this feature at: Settings &gt; Apple ID\/iCloud &gt; iCloud &gt; iCloud Backup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5153500\/crypto-trader-loses-650000-dollars-iphone-icloud-metamask\/\">The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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