Yesterday I lost 11 BTC from my Bitcoin Core 25.0 wallet. The wallet wasn't open at the time. I don't know how it happened. Lots of emotions right now.
edit to add:
Definitely not my wife. We live in a rural setting. She doesn't have the computer knowledge to even launch the wallet. This was an external hack.
I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced. I then launched Bitcoin Core and it was about a week behind. Showed my 11btc as it updated, then hit the date of the hack and it went to zero. Wallet is encrypted and appears to work fine. PC is turned off now and hard drives will be wiped. This definitely sucks, but not the end of the world. Opportunity for others to learn or be reminded from my mistakes.
Also, the coins have not moved from hacker address
First things first, why would you store 11 btc on a hot wallet ? 11 bitcoin is a lot of money, and you should either have a hardware wallet for that purpose or if you are a bit techy, an air gapped device (with no access to the internet) should be configured for your bitcoins.
11 bitcoin is a life's money for someone and there are places in the world where you do not have to work for the rest of your life if you have 11 bitcoins with you
I would formulate the question differently: why store 11 bitcoin in
one wallet? It would make more sense to distribute these assets across different wallets, or even across different types (HW manufacturers) of wallets. Diversification, my friend, comes first. Diversification of risks, as many have repeated many times.
It may well be that at the time of purchase, these 11 bitcoin were not a significant amount and OP neglected to keep them safe, for which he seriously paid. It's a pity.
Its true that OP should have concentrated all his efforts on the safety of these assets, but now the past can't be returned. Despite such impressive losses, life goes on. I wish OP to grow stronger.
