With all the ado going about these vulnerabilities where we are talking mostly about malwares, can someone throw some light on ransomware too which was on everyone's lips as it used to hack the PCs and hackers asking for BTC as extortion money to give back your data? That is one major thing that puts crypto under red light.

Maybe you can add this thread to your OP too https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4601535.0  guess a lot of new users dont know that this can be happen.

And it should be a warning for those that download things and that they should check it a few times before they download and install Software.

Also simple Browser extensions can also have some Malware in it .

And what about a crack (or an activator) that allows you to freely update your software even with a fake key? If my OS remains updated, is it still vulnerable to hacks just because it isn't genuine?


Sorry for the incomplete statement there.
What I mean is:
What if I have an Antivirus software which is cracked by a software from some website to use its Premium features like adding extra database of all the known viruses from that Antivirus company, even though my Windows is genuine and not cracked?

What's the easiest way to stake an address? Creating a paper wallet, from coinbase, or electrum? Or something else? Thanks!

CNN is not new. Bitcoin Talk is big and reputable as well. Why not post them here.

macOS Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability

GateKeeper is a security feature built into Apple macOS that enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing them to run, helping users protect their systems from malware and other malicious software.

That means, if you download an application from the Internet, GateKeeper will only allow it to execute without any warnings if it has been signed with a valid Apple-issued certificate, otherwise will prompt you to allow or deny the execution.
However, Gatekeeper has been designed to treat both external drives (USB or HDD) and network shares as "safe locations" from where users can run any application without involving GateKeeper's checks and prompts.

Until Apple patches this issue, researcher advised network administrators to block NFS communications with external IP addresses, and for home users, it is always important to not open email attachments from an unknown, suspicious, or untrustworthy source.

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign that has been active since 2016 and was first publicly reported in August 2018.
Dubbed "ViceLeaker" by researchers at Kaspersky, the campaign has recently been found targeting Israeli citizens and some other middle eastern countries with a powerful surveillance malware designed to steal almost all accessible information, including call recordings, text messages, photos, videos, and location data—all without users' knowledge.

According to the researchers, the ViceLeaker attack campaign is still ongoing, and attackers could potentially distribute malicious repackaged versions of legitimate apps through third-party app stores, instant messengers, or attacker-controlled online webpages.
Since such apps masquerade as legitimate or popular apps, Android users are highly recommended to always download apps from trusted sources, like Google Play Store, to prevent themselves from becoming a victim to this attack.
However, you should also not trust every app available on the Play Store. So, always stick to only verified developers to avoid installing malicious apps.

Christ. Does this apply only if you have a Dell laptop, or is it PCs as well? In the article it mentions both laptops and PCs but here you only mention laptops, so could there be potentially some further clarification?

I guess to be safe, if you own any dell products, just check anyways.


You really got to be extremely careful and stay up to date with these things.

And this is not just something that is brand discriminatory - it can happen to any OS, any manufacturer, any brand. There's a ton of people seem to think that they are protected simply because they use a OS different to windows, or that buying a certain brand's products will mean they can store their coins safely on a machine all of a sudden.

My issue is that there aren't any defined/strict rulesets to depict how long a thread has to be inactive in order for a bump to be considered a necrobump.

Personally, I've encountered some barely-substantial posts bumping threads that have been inactive for a few months. I believe some of them were left there while others were deleted. The issue is, though, that it starts up a new wave of spam with old posts (some from over a year ago) being quoted and answered as if they were being asked now.

Example: "price reaching $X" post from 2015 being responded to now.

From a browser software (Mozilla Firefox) to an exclusive security software built for Dell PCs and laptops there are now targeting a lot of softwares/programs outside of the scope of what we used to see. Before we are only just seeing Wallets getting phished and getting tracked on now they are getting more desperate on stealing money from us. If I were you I'll add another step on scanning my pc for malwares and biruses before opening up any of my wallets, storing your private keys in your PC is not an option anymore.

Q: Someone insulted me. Why aren't you deleting his post/thread?
A: Possible (since we don't have the time or resources to check) insults are also allowed as long as they contain any kind of constructive opinion, info or something else substantial and aren't off-topic. For example, posting something like "you are dumb" will be deleted as it contains no meaningful content. However, if the post is somehwere along the lines of "You are dumb. This is wrong because this website/thread/etc. has explained it's not right", it's in most cases accepted.

Q: Why do I get the "The last posting from your IP was less than 360 seconds ago." error when I haven't posted today?
A: Logging in, sending PMs and reporting posts to a moderator will also be counted as posting and extend this limit back to 360 seconds. Don't worry: as your activity increases, the 360 second limit will decrease as well. Here you can see the algorithm how the posting limit is caluclated based on your activity: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237597.msg4131557#msg4131557