According to Makrand, all the IP addresses that show up on this list during the time of the incident can be identified by him and are not suspicious. On Gmail accounts, users can check the list of IP addresses - internet protocol addresses that are unique to every device on the earth that accesses the internet - from where their account has and is being accessed. He dug deeper to find the source of the hack. “The hack seems to have happened on the Unocoin server where both the password reset link and OTP are generated” - Makrand (Unocoin’s response to this is below in the story.) The hack seems to have happened on the Unocoin server where both the password reset link and OTP are generated,” insists Makrand. How did the hacker get access to both in real time? “I have been using Google Authenticator for two-factor authentication in my Gmail account for years and my mobile number has not been compromised. To hack Makrand’s Bitcoin wallet, the perpetrator needed two things: access to his (Makrand’s) Gmail account to get the password reset link and access to his mobile phone number on which he receives the OTP (one time password) for transaction authentication. The hack was an odd coming together of events.

FactorDaily met him and spoke with him several times on phone for this story. “The thing with Bitcoin is that the users behind the transactions are anonymous until and unless they voluntarily reveal their identity,” says Makrand. Also, transactions once completed cannot be reversed. Before he realises what is going on, there are two transactions for 0.40049 BTC, followed by another one for 0.3005 BTC, and then a third transaction for the same amount is attempted but doesn’t go throughīy design, the nature of Bitcoin is such that transaction details are stored publicly on the network but the person or user behind any Bitcoin address remains anonymous until they wish to reveal themselves.

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