Yes, I am saying that. There is nothing random on the world. Every code is pseudo random and that is how that website worked. Sadly their pseudo random was so bad it generated many duplicates. The better the pseudo random is the harder it is.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-bandit-how-a-hacker-has-been-stealing-millions-worth-of-eth-by-guessing-weak-private-keys

Also, do you know how hashing work? There are people that mine private keys (link above). Instead of using their computers to generate hashes to mine blocks, they use their computer power to generate, save and monitor private keys. Even if you create a private key by hand, there is a small chance some thief can guess it.

I believe you might have heard about how quantum computers can destroy blockchains? This is because they can, theoretically, make infinite guesses very fast, so no private key will be safe.

So yes, again, I am saying that even if you take an offline linux box and a random key generator on it with a usb it is still unsafe. I go as far as saying that even if you generate your key by hand, not even using a calculator to help with the math, it can still be hacked.

But what do I know, right?? I just code blockchains for a living...

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