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The way I read the article, the "worth millions" is the sum of the ransom demand.

The funny part is that the exploit is in the "smart" contract, ya know the thing that the blockchain keeps secure by forbidding any updates or patches.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I never had a jpeg stolen from me.

What a time to be alive.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No no, they stole the link to a jpeg, careful you will make them angry

Here, take my link to get a feeling

https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/db03eae9-a3a9-42df-8cf2-f2aa8bfa2d95.webp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not just a feeling, that's something more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You better quit yapping before I steal more of your bytes pal, it'll be the biggest regret of your life