AB stole my coins...I think

I transferred about $500 in btc to my ab wallet yesterday with intentions to make a purchase today. I tried to login to my account tonight, and kept being told I was entering the wrong passcode.

so i reset it, using my mnemonic. i get into my account, and all my coins are gone.

Could someone with some familiarity with AB and blockchain help me get to the bottom of this?


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[9 Points] Jay-__:

Pneumonic is a disease. You're thinking of mnemonic. :p

Did you "register your account with the forums" or something like that? What's the link you're using?


[1 Points] vinvinvicodin:

and no, i didnt have 2FA on. i am an idiot. can someone tell me how to turn it on, lol


[1 Points] DooshNozzzle:

did you check blockchain to see if the coins made it yet? could be you used a low fee or something.

Also, since you didn't have 2FA on, you might have been hacked or phished.


[1 Points] Kazaa99:

You said you didn't you use 2fa, but never mentioned whether you use a different password for all your accounts. if you got phished on a different marketplace, or any other site, and use same username + password (and pin if used there also), then these are simply afterwards just tried on every other page a user could be on and look for a hit. Also if a database is leaked with username and passwords, "hackers" simply just try these on all other sites to find a match. (I wouldn't really call those people hackers as they don't have any real computer skills. Just enough time to download a hacked database and try out each username with password on as many sites as possible to steal money or most often just access for reselling. That is where stolen netflix, paypal, fb accounts etc. comes from)

The important thing to notice about being phished is that its not necessary something that has happened just a few days earlier. For people with phished account details it can be many months of just waiting, while monitoring something like the blockchain in this case, to see if the deposit address is getting a transfer. Should your deposit address change without the person with your log on details notices it, he misses that opportunity and just takes another round of waiting for a new deposit. (they would probably log on once in a while to check manually also and then check if deposit addresses have changed). Its basically just a waiting game, and when it comes to stealing info or money, the successful "phishers" have plenty of patience.