Ian Balina[1], a cryptocurrency investor and advisor, was reportedly hacked for more than $2 mln in crypto while doing a live stream on his YouTube channel Sunday, April 15, that he advertised as “Hacking the System.”
ICO Review Live Stream - April 15, 2018 https://t.co/M77FDe40OA[2] pic.twitter.com/6o29bR9216[3]
— Ian Balina (@DiaryofaMadeMan)
Watching the live stream of Balina’s Initial Coin Offering[5] (ICO) review, viewers can see the point where Balina was unexpectedly logged out of his Google Spreadsheets, which is most likely the moment when the hack would have taken place:
After the live stream ended earlier than planned, Balina then posted the following tweet:
Crypto Family, I need you now more than ever. I ended today's live stream b/c I am being hacked. I'm not worried about the money. I learned my lesson. I only care about catching the hacker. Please email any information to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Thank you all the support. $ETH[6] $BTC[7]— Ian Balina (@DiaryofaMadeMan)
This plea to the crypto community was followed by a second tweet, almost immediately deleted[9], that stated that his missing coins were about to be sold on crypto exchange KuCoin:
“Hacker has stolen my funds and is about to sell on @kucoincom.Please help in contacting them. $ETH $BTC $KCS”
The quick deletion of this second tweet instantly got the Twitter[10] and Reddit[11] community interested in the reported hack, with many users on both platforms suggesting that Balina’s account of the hack is an elaborate
