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#LuBian矿池黑客攻击事件 From the thrilling Bitcoin migration at the end of 2020 to the recent revelation by the U.S. government regarding the $150 billion asset seizure case, the story of the LuBian Mining Pool has finally taken a new turn. Looking back to those days, when 127,271 Bitcoins mysteriously disappeared, we naively thought it might just be the mining pool cashing out at a high point. Who would have thought that this was actually a catastrophic security incident triggered by a weak random number generator?



Tracing back this history makes one lament the fragility of the crypto world. The seemingly indestructible 256-bit private key collapses due to a pseudorandom number generator called Mersenne Twister MT19937-32. It's like putting a toy lock on the vault door; anyone who understands the pattern can easily crack it.

What is even more lamentable is that this vulnerability is not an isolated case. From Trust Wallet to Libbitcoin Explorer, similar security risks have lurked in the industry for many years. It wasn't until 2023 that researchers began to gradually uncover the truth. This reminds us that in the blockchain world, security is always the top priority.

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice described LuBian as part of a money laundering network of the Cambodian prince group, which adds a layer of criminal shadow to this incident. But regardless of the truth, this should serve as a wake-up call for the entire industry. We must reassess the security of every link, from key generation to fund management, and not allow any slack.

History always repeats itself, but we should not make the same mistakes. In the face of the future, we need to be more cautious and more professional. After all, in this ever-changing crypto world, security is the true wealth.
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