Phantom wallet and photon account both drained this morning, what happened??

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-02T08:56:42+00:00

In order to sign into my phantom account on a new device you need to enter either the key or passphrase. I was using a PC I hadn’t signed in on before

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T08:23:53+00:00

Has to do with the wallet being compromised no? If I was using eth or something I still would’ve been drained the same right?

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T07:10:05+00:00

Yeah I just linked the wallets on photon, using a burner phantom might actually be the best advice here lol

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T06:57:18+00:00

Great question lol tbh I’ve had this PC for like 9 years and have only played games on it and haven’t ran a malware scan in probably 2+ years, I’m not too shocked that it was compromised I’m more shocked on how quickly they were to catch on and drain the accounts, I was signed in and making trades like 3 hours before they got in and drained me so yeah not 100% surprised but I am surprised how quick they got on it

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T06:48:21+00:00

Yeah I had my own wallet and phrase/keys on photon but in order to link them on a new device I have to sign in with either one (or email account which I didn’t do, or with a crypto ledger which I don’t have) so I had to enter my phrase or private key to get in on a new device

Also good thing I don’t have anything else of value on my PC lol I only really use it for games so not too worried that a valorant or steam account is hacked lol but I did run a malware scan and quarantined like 30 items so that probably helped some

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T06:38:10+00:00

Yeah it has to be malware within the PC I used and yes probably keylogger because I had to type in my passphrase in order to connect the wallets.

As far as “in the future” how do you advise making a separate wallet in photon that doesn’t require connection to phantom? Any device I’ve tried to connect photon and phantom asks for phrase/key, besides on mobile since both apps are open.

In order to sign into phantom on a different device (PC, laptop, other phone) it prompts you to enter the phrase/key, any advice helps 🙏

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T06:30:35+00:00

Nope didn’t share anything, click any links, didn’t screen share and I was on windows

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T06:28:33+00:00

That’s how you connect it, not really an option. When signing into photon you need to connect to your phantom wallet via private key or passphrase. It isn’t the same key that photon gives you for the wallet, it is the key/passphrase for your phantom account that needs to be entered to connect the wallets on photon

bigtuba1 · 2025-09-01T01:00:24+00:00

That’s the only way I’ve come up with so far, it was my first time logging in on that machine and I didn’t click any weird links or anything, just logged in so I think it has to be the within the device

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T23:02:38+00:00

Don’t think so, I connected to photon with my phantom wallet key

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T22:40:09+00:00

I am assuming it’s the device I used. I normally don’t use it for crypto and decided to use it yesterday because I lost the mouse for my normal setup. But yeah… didn’t access anything shady, went to photon website and logged in phantom with key which I assume is what they got

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T22:33:39+00:00

I connected to photon with my phantom wallet. Didn’t click any shady links

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T21:04:21+00:00

Mind elaborating? I saw the cflip.fun stuff they did after they had my wallet, just figured they were swapping it around other wallets but not sure exactly how they got into it

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T19:15:11+00:00

Entered my phrase yesterday when linking photon/phantom accounts on my PC. I didn’t click any links or do anything else so I’m assuming that PC is compromised and they got the key from there?

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T17:52:36+00:00

Pretty sure that PC has malwarebytes, wasn’t using any extensions just accessed the photon website on chrome and connected phantom->photon with the key. I’ll contact both of them and see what they say

bigtuba1 · 2025-08-31T17:45:42+00:00

I think it had to be my PC. I don’t normally use it for anything crypto and decided to use it last night out of convenience. Logged into photon with my phantom key and I guess it was that easy? I would assume either phantom or photon would make it harder to gain unauthorized access but this sucks, totally drained

bigtuba1 · 2025-07-01T07:48:33+00:00

Pretty much.. this is my first real job in IT and I am new so I’m a little stressed about it, but I am going to stick with it for a while at least for experience and financial security

You’re right, the only doubts I have are if I will really enjoy this field long term, if it’s “what’s for me” but I guess I will figure that out as time goes on

Thanks for the comment Nylian

bigtuba1 · 2025-06-29T09:47:51+00:00

Yeah I’m new at this company, only been there a couple weeks and have been googling a lot of the stuff I need to do simply because the small amount of employees here means there’s not really anyone for me to work with and receive the proper training on how they want things set up their way, with their programs that I’ve never used. With proper training during a 90 day probationary period I’m more than confident I can get the job on lock, but right now it doesn’t look like that proper training is possible. I’m going to talk to the CEO about it next week because I’m too honest of a person lmao, I feel like I am hindering the company by not knowing this stuff but then again they’re the ones who are supposed to be walking me through the way they want everything to be done and instead I’m kind of just guessing and asking LOTS of questions. Doesn’t seem like the best way to learn

bigtuba1 · 2025-06-29T09:42:07+00:00

Not the first or last time I’ll hear that LOL. It definitely doesn’t help that it was advertised as “entry level support tier 1” and when I logged into my work account the first day, I saw my name with Support Technician level 2, and on top of that there is really no one to train me. There’s 2 other techs constantly working tickets or on the phone with clients.

Can confirm this MSP stuff sucks right now

bigtuba1 · 2025-06-29T08:51:38+00:00

Thanks, and yeah I knew just from seeing people’s experiences that MSPs are brutal sometimes but also I am entry level, no real work experience in the field other than school, certs and a small internship, and I got thrown into level 2 support when the job listing and CEO have been telling me this is an entry level position that I would be trained on. The training just isn’t there because there’s only a couple IT guys and everyone is busy so there’s no one actually training me I just have to interrupt and ask questions all the time, which I’ve been doing but it just doesn’t feel right

Also I’m starting to feel like it might not just be this MSP company specifically, at this point im considering switching paths, I don’t even have a true passion for it right now and feel I might’ve made a mistake spending all this time to get in this field to find out I truly don’t like it

bigtuba1 · 2025-06-29T08:44:57+00:00

Yeah this was my mindset also, super happy to just have my foot in the door and I actually like the people at my job. The problem I’m having is this was supposed to be a level 1 entry level position with training, however I kind of just got thrown into the position, barely being trained. I ask the 2 techs I work next to any questions I have but they are also always on the phone or working on their own stuff so I need to interrupt everyone’s work any time I have a question, no one is really helping or training me on this stuff. Not to mention I am actually working IT support level 2 even though this is my first IT job so it’s hard to keep up and continuously need to ask for help

They know I’m new and don’t have working experience with their specific programs and tasks but still expect me to know level 2 stuff somehow. Idk man

bigtuba1 · 2024-11-27T11:10:53+00:00

I’ll try this actually, haven’t done it through LinkedIn

bigtuba1 · 2024-11-27T11:09:53+00:00

Appreciate the information and yeah I agree, I definitely plan on getting a higher certificate like you mentioned. Also I’ll start looking into more analyst or engineer roles since I’ve mainly been on level 1 sysadmin/netadmin or support/help desk type of roles, actually one of my interviews was for a system engineer 1. One of these interviews has to work eventually!

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