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Sorry for your loss, but there is nothing you can do.
That is a very expensive lesson you have learned. Next time when something asks you to update something, dont be lazy, check official site if they have really made an update.
Thank you. But I will follow that bitcoins. may be in future something I can to do. I am so deeply Not upset because I lost Bitcoins, but because I cannot contact any law enforcement agencies. It very wrong. I know that even they have almost no chance, but at least they have someone to turn to. |
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Sorry to hear that! Probably the one who broke into your house didn't know about bitcoin that's why he didn't take the note book as he has no clue what those words mean. That time I was online, and the program give an error. "For sending you must to update your wallet to elecrtum 4, I installed and GOODBYE.....
Now I think so.... but that time I'm not thought. Its very ironic. I wanted to save bitcoins from a thief, but sent them to another scammer. |
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HI EVERYONE: IN 04.08.2020. I WANT TO SEND 0.58BTC FROM MY ELECTRUM 3.** COLD WALLET TO ANOTHER ADDRESS: WHEN EVERYTHING WAS READY, I PUSHED THE BUTTON "SEND". BUT ELECTRUM 3.** ANSWER BY ERROR AND THE WINDOW THAT FOR TRANSACTION I MUST TO UPDATE UP TO ELECTRUM 4. I DO THAT AND THE VIRUS THAT I GOT, CHANGED MY BTC ADDRESS OT ANOTHER ONE - NOT MINE 1. Writing all uppercase means you are yelling at us. Maybe you should consider writing normally. 2. Beware, you seem to misunderstand what cold storage means. Cold storage means a computer that's always (and always) offline. It's used to sign transactions, and those transactions will be broadcasted online by another computer. (So in a correct cold storage you would not be able to update since you are offline). Sorry for your loss though. 1. Writing all uppercase means this question more important to me. 2. You right about cold wallet is always offline, and electrum can be cold wallet to, cause as you say t's used to sign transactions, and those transactions will be broadcast online by another computer. But I didn't do that. I was hurry up and was shocked and connect to internet to do that transaction quick. You can find more details in the description in the post that I telling what happened. It started "I use electrun 3.**" 3. I am newer here, and don't know all yours community specifics. Don't Judge Me so Strong. |
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maybe there’s something I don’t understand but how malware has managed to change address in transaction signed by cold wallet? Cold wallet is that one which is sitting on air-gapped computer, device never been online and free of any viruses, apriori.
I suppose OP meant to say he didn't use his wallet for a long time. A cold wallet is basically an offline wallet. To receive the phishing message, your wallet has to be connected to one of the malicious servers.. So no, it can't be a cold wallet. @OP, sorry for telling you "forget about it". I simply didn't want to give you false hope but deep inside I hope you will, somehow, manage to recover your stolen coins. I use electrun 3.** and 2 year I only send in by my wallet. I have that wallet seed and my BTC address private key on my paper note book that I keep in a secret place. But someone 5 days ago, entered to my apartment and stole my money. He/she find my note book, but not took it. I was shocked and started to quickly send my bitcoins to another wallet. Because someone is saw all secret information. I opened my electrum offline wallet, connected to internet, open another new wallet, wrote seed, and started to send from old wallet to new. At first the server is not answer and in low right side indicator was red. I select the another server and try to do again. A few time I closed and opened 2 wallets, because I was copy new wallet address, but cant paste to another for send. Then I coped it on MS word, and try again. When everything was ready, in old wallet I wrote new wallet address and chose send maximum BTC in wallet, I pushed button "send". That time I was online, and the program give an error. "For sending you must to update your wallet to elecrtum 4, I installed and GOODBYE.....I lost and cash and virtual money same day. HERE IS ALL MY FUN STORY. |
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We're almost the same victim of this phishing attack when I was updated my Electrum wallet, but luckily, my habit to always check the official website before downloading anything was saved me from the possible hack. Again, as they say. Sorry for your loss, the chance of recovering your Bitcoin it might be 10% the rest IDK if you will recover it. But here is the tip, I saw popular website that has a public database of bitcoin addresses that have been used by hackers/scammers. You can file report on File Bitcoin Abuse Report. It will track the scammer's transaction and mark every linked address as a scam. Thank you Sheenshane. It really can help me in future, better do something than nothing, right? I see a lot of peoples here when heard that someone's bitcoins was stolen saying "forget it". Of course, My chances is very small to do something, but I will always active and closely will follow the development of events. Maybe someday in future Luck will smile at me. Thanks for your help, I report in www.bitcoinabuse.com. Maybe it not help me, but can help others. |
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Unfortunately, you are the victim of an already well-known attack that dates back to end of 2018, and all users who still have versions older than 3.3.4 are exposed to a phishing attack. Of course, you can report your case to the police in your country, but they can't do anything about it - because the matter is quite complex, and the person behind the attack is certainly not a naive person. As far as I know, none of the victims managed to get back the stolen coins - and the best chance would be to catch that hacker and take away stolen BTC from him. Although then each of the victims would have to prove that BTC was stolen from them, and the only correct way is to sign a message from the address from which the BTC was stolen. The chance is always there, but it's very small - I personally wouldn't hope too much. Thank you Lucius. Alas in Armenia where I'm from, the police don't take my report, cause BTC here have non status. And they don't know what's it. But report another countries law enforcement agencies I have no right. The problem is not, that I lost BTC, but the Lack of international unified regulatory legal framework, which would allow me to contact some kind of cyber police that operates all over the world, no matter my citizenship. Hopefully in the future we will live better conditions. |
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Unfortunately no law enforcement agency and anyone else in the earth can do anything for you. I am sorry that your coins are gone forever. It is always recommended to verify the downloaded file before installing.
But I don’t Lose hope. All the thing is, I haven't lost them. They stole from me. If I was citizen of USA, could I report to FBI for example??? |
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HI EVERYONE: IN 04.08.2020. I WANT TO SEND 0.58BTC FROM MY ELECTRUM 3.** COLD WALLET TO ANOTHER ADDRESS: WHEN EVERYTHING WAS READY, I PUSHED THE BUTTON "SEND". BUT ELECTRUM 3.** ANSWER BY ERROR AND THE WINDOW THAT FOR TRANSACTION I MUST TO UPDATE UP TO ELECTRUM 4. I DO THAT AND THE VIRUS THAT I GOT, CHANGED MY BTC ADDRESS OT ANOTHER ONE - NOT MINE - bc1qcygs9dl4pqw6atc4yqudrzd76p3r9cp6xp2kny.
Now. 1. Which law enforcement agencies should I contact to label or mark these Bitcoins are stolen, if I am not citizen USA.
2. Have I chances to bring it back in future (for ex. after 10 years or more), if law enforcement confiscated in the future that Bitcions.
3. My BTC address that I lost Bitcoins 12hcyjoHnB8vw6dXnXqn17jYmJ9e14SrbH
Thanks, you are great.
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