On June 23, 2025, I was targeted once again by crypto theft. I mean really? This is getting old.
Another direct hit. Another incident of crypto theft. Another reminder that no matter how careful, how hardened, or how experienced we become—we are never off the radar of those who want what isn’t theirs. This time I was traveling, I was at a remote gold dredging camp in Alaska. They watched and waited for the right moment to execute their crypto theft.
Once a target, always a target?
This wasn’t a random exploit. This was a targeted theft. It resulted in the loss of 5.04 BTC and over 25.5 million DigiByte (DGB) due to crypto-related theft.
I’ve spent the last few years trying to educate on SIM swaps, wallet hygiene, and digital forensics after publishing Undermined, my account of losing 500 BTC in a prior attack. And now, I’m writing the next chapter—not by choice, but out of necessity due to this crypto theft.
Here are the full public details of the theft:
🟠 Bitcoin Theft
Date: June 23, 2025
Amount Stolen: 5.04954601 BTC
My Wallet:
39CtYWY3DHgWJQRCKPPvTQM1JtV9cqzbpD
Hacker Wallet:
bc1q225ja3ry96pum72fk4c9jk2pm6hvp0leqtv5rr
Transaction:
e836f5195c597bfd9d7c66335df1efa8cc505a538293cc9cf59f185b8c73945d
🔷 DigiByte Theft
Total Stolen: 25,499,990.65 DGB
Hacker Wallet:dgb1qhcupp4qfgnwfqgrv883wlashzau9kysvr8ef99
✅ Transaction #1
- Amount: 100 DGB
- Date: 6/23/2025 @ 05:31
- TXID: b1a409624ed022e7a5878edf1d6f03a74b2e740e7c1f89f340605ce89a2252d4
- Fee: 0.0141 DGB
- Net: -100.0141 DGB
✅ Transaction #2
- Amount: 20,000,000 DGB
- Date: 6/23/2025 @ 05:33
- TXID: b63f7f268064f1736ab8eb87d34dc81e2ed14c0eb8800790f59f870bf261387b
- Fee: 0.23415919 DGB
- Net: -20,000,000.23415919 DGB
✅ Transaction #3
- Amount: 5,499,990.64964378 DGB
- Date: 6/23/2025 @ 05:36
- TXID: 9de93f7bb0aaefef9cd6fb98f5798df4f4a5114a4e29efdf5827f620d5d1ecd8
- Fee: 9.3524 DGB
- Net: -5,500,000.00204378 DGB
❗ The Pattern Is Clear
This wasn’t brute force. This was orchestrated, with multiple transactions in rapid sequence due to crypto theft targeting a single wallet. Whether the attacker had access to private keys, exploited a weak endpoint, or compromised a service I interacted with—it’s clear the intent was to sweep everything.
And they succeeded. Which frankly sucks. Do I expect to ever get it back. No, but there is hope. In the GOOD vs EVIL debate, GOOD always WINS, however it might not be in the timeframe that we like. Sometimes this is a hard lesson to learn.
Psalm 37:7-9 (NIV)
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.”
🔍 What Happens Next?
I’m working with investigators and have been filing formal reports with the necessary exchanges and services, including any wallets or nodes that processed these transactions in response to crypto-related theft.
But more importantly, I’m not letting this one get swept under the rug.
I’ve been quiet before, and I regret it. This time, I will expose every detail I can. Because someone else might be next. Stay with me—this story of theft is just beginning, especially with how prevalent crypto theft has become.
