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submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Web3 developer Brian Guan lost $40,000 after accidentally posting his wallet's secret keys publicly on GitHub, with the funds being drained in just two minutes.
The crypto community's reactions were mixed, with some offering support and others mocking Guan's previous comments about developers using AI tools like ChatGPT for coding.
This incident highlights ongoing debates about security practices and the role of AI in software development within the crypto community.

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[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

That's the kind of mistake you only make once.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't survive that mistake.

[–] Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, either you do it once :P

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 months ago

either way*

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago

Some speculate that AI assisting him in programming could have made the error, in which case I hope he gets fucked by it again in the future.