Cryptocurrency

"‘Freedom Convoy’ Truckers Struggle to Cash Out Bitcoin Worth $1 Million"

2022-02-14 [vendor] Canadian antivaxxxers make Bitcoin plans [chain] bitcoin
Primary Source ↗
Blockchain(s) Bitcoin

Incident Details

The leaders of the Canadian anti-vaccine trucker protest communicated their plan to distribute the 21 Bitcoin (worth almost $1 million) to the truckers blockading the border. Instead of giving the truckers the money in a cash format they can actually use, the “professional orange-piller” in charge of the Bitcoin distribution has explained a multi-step plan to give truckers pieces of paper with seed phrases printed on them. The seed phrases will be placed into sealed envelopes along with instructions on how to create a Bitcoin wallet, which are then “numbered and squiggly random lines should be drawn on the envelope to help with later identification”. The volunteers then plan to physically destroy the printer with shears and screwdrivers, to try to prevent attackers from pulling the seed phrases out of the device memory. Of course once the trucker has their seed phrase, they have to go through the multi-step process of gaining access to the Bitcoin wallet on their smartphone, and then figure out how on earth to actually use their newfound Bitcoins to, say, pay for fuel. Anyway, I think this all goes to show that the future of money truly is upon us.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Seed phrase / wallet compromise
Vendor / Product
Canadian antivaxxxers make Bitcoin plans

Timeline

  1. 2022-02-14 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-02-14 Publicly disclosed