You literally could be telling the EXACT same thing that happened to me. EXACT.
EVERY SINGLE thing you said above - happened to me at the end of April. I logged on - all my wallet was cleared. 0. I cried my eyes out. It was $18000 USD. (and now -worth almost double because it was in ETH)
I never figured out how - they had to have gotten my seed phrase. and how???? I could have clicked a phishing link too - but there were several things I did that day that were new. I also thought - Google ??? But how???
My thoughts spun around and around - I wrote several posts here tracking everything that happened in the hopes that SOMEONE... ANYONE could help.
Nothing. Hackers are too good.
I traced the money going from my wallet (and 6 other wallets got hacked at the same time and into the same wallet that stole from us) and when you followed it out - it ended up in one wallet with millions of dollars.
I contacted the FBI - I contacted the police. No one will help - the money is gone and the only choice I had was to just move on, like you.
And same as you - I STILL get paranoid any time I need to go near Metamask or any wallet other than Hive. I feel like the hackers are just watching me all the time. It's the craziest feeling ever. and its been 6.5 months now!!!
I feel so bad for you - cuz I know the terrible pain. I upvoted with all my accounts and sent a tip - even though its nothing compared to what you lost. But it's a little something.
And you will rebuild. Because that's what we do. I'm so terribly sorry that this keeps happening to so many people and there is nothing we can do about it. Just so sorry.
Thank you so much. It's such a painful feeling. The worst part is that paranoia and always looking over your shoulder. I've gotten a new address and I'm expecting a ledger wallet but nothing is the same. I have to get back on the horse because it's the best thing to do, even though it's hard.
I appreciate the tip and the thank you for the upvote. I'll just keep pushing it one day at a time. That's all I can do now
I still haven't opened up a new wallet on Metamask - I don't want anything to do with it. lol
and the paranoia - that does decrease a little but - it still bothers me now and then!
but youre right - get back on the horse. Penderis has always talked so highly about you to me :) I've never really talked to you much before, and I'm sad that now we have something so traumatic and horrible to link us.
but you're so right - I felt the same way - we MUST take this as a lesson for the future.
We may have two, three, FOUR times the amount in our wallet in the future??? And now??? we will be MORE cautious. Not sure what we did - but we will be MORE cautious to protect every bit of it in the future.
Painful, expensive lesson learned.
One of the things that Penderis always told me about you is what a hard worker you are. That is very high praise coming from him! hahaha Because he doesn't say good things about many people - but he only always had great things to say about your work ethic.
So I have no doubt that you will achieve even greater success in the future. I have no doubt!!!!
I will tell you this... it WILL be ok. It takes time but it WILL come.
Sending love, Dreem