I figured I should post there here. Per the message I received from Spekulatius the hacker used the below email and IP address -snip- The attacker used the email screams@live.com and the IP 73.166.140.216. -snip- I received the same PM , however welcome back @Spekulatius. ( I hope you're not coming to use again GMX or web.de). I simple gmail address with the 2FA it's the better solution and obviously secure . Ok, changed it to a yahoo.de account. Hope thats secure enough  Feels good to be back |
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My account is with web.de, which belongs, i think, to gmx. Is it safe if I have changed my password or should I move to another provider?
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data matches. is spekulatius confirmed to have been taken? spoderman offered to sell it to me very shortly after its password was reset via email (see PM dump on page two of this thread) even though it hadn't posted in months. Someone also logged in to it yesterday but made no posts. He refused to confirm that he was able to confirm ownership which leads me to believe that he cannot do so. Unfortunately, those PMs, even if they are really in your inbox, prove nothing. I'm not implying that you are lying, or that Spekulatius is not compromised, but there's simply no proof. All it shows is that Spoderman asked you how much you would pay for the Spekulatius account. I could ask you how much you would pay for the theymos account, what would that prove? PM's with spoderman: [...] Before I would be willing to make any kind of offer I would need confirmation that you can prove ownership of the account. This would mean a signed bitcoin message. If you only have a signed message transferring ownership to another account then that would be fine, however you would need to do the same with the 2nd account (either on or off the forum). Don't worry about it then, either way you are getting the account, all this verification nonsense isn't required for an offer. If you give me a valid offer, i'll give you the account FIRST. That's my offer. I was indeed hacked! One day I read that my password was reset but didnt think it was anything to worry about, because an attacker would still have to get to me 2nd email account which my bitcointalk account is linked to, then I go check the next day anyway and BAM! Im locked out both of bitcointalk and of my email account. Turns out my email was hacked and used to send spam some days before my password here was reset. Fortunately I posted an address that I still control some time ago and could by signing it prove to theymos that I am the rightful owner, so he reset my email and password (thank god). It took about 2 days. So just to make it clear: I WOULD NEVER SELL THIS ACCOUNT! SPODERMEN IS EITHER HACKED OR AN ORIGINAL SCAMMER!--> The only problem I have now is that my trust score was ruined during those few days and I have no idea who Spodermen scammed in my name to earn this reputation! What can I do to find out? Thx |
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Item #8a: The Bitcoin Bearwhale by BillyMabrey I was feeling a bit artistic and inspired by the now epic, "Bearwhale slaying" on October 6th. Item #8b: THe Bearwhale (overlay) [sic] by BillyMabrey I used the candle chart from Bitstamp to design the composition. https://imgur.com/a/6rk2e#Wz9NE11 |
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Has the attack started? Hash rate is 25MH/s, while the price is 0.0028x
So far the only thing we've heard talked about is a thereotical attack that we already outlined privately weeks ago and released a paper about: http://lab.monero.cc/pubs/MRL-0001.pdfAnd which we've already been actively developing a protocol to mitigate for the past month. We're reviewing both our implementation and our theoretical framework, but we're still coming up with nothing. |
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I'm not quite following. What is the problem here. It looks like it synced up to me. Is it not synced?
The problem is that simplewallet.exe shuts down the nanosecond it finishes syncing. Bitmonero.exe keeps running without complaint, but I cant access my wallet this way. |
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After starting bitmonerod.exe it synchronizes with the network for some time till it tells me that it is synchronized and I can start up simplewallet.exe
You can try deleting/moving your binary wallet file (default name wallet.bin) and just keep your keys file (wallet.bin.keys), and then let simplewallet rebuild the binary file. If you're moving a wallet file from 32-bit to 64-bit this can definitely be an issue, also moving from *nix to windows I think. make some backups btw. Thx, I already did. Anyway my problem still persists, any ideas how to fix it? My guess is that it is still finding a bin file somewhere. Post the log file again from simplewallet (redacting private stuff is fine, only the messages are important). Thats the latest one (I cut a lot of lines out where it only processes blocks -> [...]: 2014-Aug-31 21:11:28.188406 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.567485 Loaded wallet keys file, with public address: XXXXXXxXwmDs3R6rGkRHFJmjtk78KH87LsJSanmnxDF1xkyxeH3MeJZhZNdzNNF4DgYV8aGZoFFqNSfqVmhuUHhGyvvxgK
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.597487 Opened wallet: XXXXXXxXwmDs3R6rGkRHFJmjtk78KH87LsJSanmnxDF1xkyxeH3MeJZhZNdzNNF4DgYV8aGZoFFqNSfqVmhuUHhGyvvxgK
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.612488 Starting refresh...
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.657490 Block is already in blockchain: e7e865e736fad684a7d7f6cd5bef581bfe1050d6a533622c2431ec8e0d7f106e
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.660491 Processed block: <946ec45ee7c878c63a7c8e8d4fff28fc7585d0ba70a6a06cca8a9fad9c0a937d>, height 197737, 0(0/0)ms
2014-Aug-31 21:11:29.736495 Processed block: <cfdd3ade82e54af89c7e191a87d1b88f82c250fb9b98ac795fd193c773259afe>, height 197738, 62(0/62)ms
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2014-Aug-31 21:11:30.868560 Refresh done, blocks received: 110, balance: XXX, unlocked: XXX
2014-Aug-31 21:11:30.870560 Refresh done, blocks received: 110
2014-Aug-31 21:11:30.871560 balance: XXX, unlocked balance: XXX
2014-Aug-31 21:11:30.874560 **********************************************************************
Use "help" command to see the list of available commands.
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After starting bitmonerod.exe it synchronizes with the network for some time till it tells me that it is synchronized and I can start up simplewallet.exe
You can try deleting/moving your binary wallet file (default name wallet.bin) and just keep your keys file (wallet.bin.keys), and then let simplewallet rebuild the binary file. If you're moving a wallet file from 32-bit to 64-bit this can definitely be an issue, also moving from *nix to windows I think. make some backups btw. Thx, I already did. Anyway my problem still persists, any ideas how to fix it? |
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Hi, I just downloaded the latest version for Windows 64bit (v0.8.8.2) and pasted it over my older v0.8.5 install. I left everything else in the folder, including my wallet.bin and wallet.bin.keys files (which I called "mein_wallet.bin" and "mein_wallet.bin.keys"). After starting bitmonerod.exe it synchronizes with the network for some time till it tells me that it is synchronized and I can start up simplewallet.exe When I do, it synchronizes as well until it reaches the last block and shuts itself down with out warning. Restarting simplewallet.exe yields the same result. This is the simplewallet.log print out: 2014-Aug-31 14:41:37.393025 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 14:42:19.646442 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.131584 ERROR ..\..\src\wallet\wallet2.cpp:552 e || !exists. THROW EXCEPTION: error::file_not_found
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.132584 ..\..\src\wallet\wallet2.cpp:552:struct tools::error::file_error_base<1>: file not found "mein_wallet.bin.keys"
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.132584 Error: failed to load wallet: file not found "mein_wallet.bin.keys"
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.135584 ERROR ..\..\src\simplewallet\simplewallet.cpp:387 could not open account
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.135584 ERROR ..\..\src\simplewallet\simplewallet.cpp:1199 Failed to initialize wallet Ok, I made some progress: In order to start up simplewallet.exe I made a shortcut of it, already containing the parameters like "--wallet-file=mein_wallet.bin", etc. I forgot to change the path in the shortcut's target field to the correct install directory of Monero, so it was looking for the .keys file in the wrong folder all the time (the folder where I unzipped the update in originally). Now the .keys file is found correctly and my account can be accessed but only for the fraction of a second after starting up simplewallet.exe because it shuts itself down right after catching up to the blockchain and I cant do anything there. The simplewallet.log reads: 2014-Aug-31 17:00:20.798096 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 17:00:21.659146 Loaded wallet keys file, with public address: XXXXXXxXwmDs3R6rGkRHFJmjtk78KH87LsJSanmnxDF1xkyxeH3MeJZhZNdzNNF4DgYV8aGZoFFqNSfqVmhuUHhGyvvxgK
2014-Aug-31 17:00:21.692148 Opened wallet: XXXXXXxXwmDs3R6rGkRHFJmjtk78KH87LsJSanmnxDF1xkyxeH3MeJZhZNdzNNF4DgYV8aGZoFFqNSfqVmhuUHhGyvvxgK
2014-Aug-31 17:00:21.706148 Starting refresh...
2014-Aug-31 17:00:25.287353 Block is already in blockchain: 88dcff2abdaa6d274230015bb81ffb2cc56be538c3fb07703636dfff6c8c89c1
2014-Aug-31 17:00:25.287353 Refresh done, blocks received: 0, balance: XXX.XXX068362138, unlocked: XXX.XXX068362138
2014-Aug-31 17:00:25.289353 Refresh done, blocks received: 0
2014-Aug-31 17:00:25.290353 balance: XXX.XXX068362138, unlocked balance: XXX.XXX068362138
2014-Aug-31 17:00:25.292353 **********************************************************************
Use "help" command to see the list of available commands.
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Hi, I just downloaded the latest version for Windows 64bit (v0.8.8.2) and pasted it over my older v0.8.5 install. I left everything else in the folder, including my wallet.bin and wallet.bin.keys files (which I called "mein_wallet.bin" and "mein_wallet.bin.keys"). After starting bitmonerod.exe it synchronizes with the network for some time till it tells me that it is synchronized and I can start up simplewallet.exe When I do, it synchronizes as well until it reaches the last block and shuts itself down with out warning. Restarting simplewallet.exe yields the same result. This is the simplewallet.log print out: 2014-Aug-31 14:41:37.393025 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 14:42:19.646442 bitmonero wallet v0.8.8.2(0.1-g1b8a68f)
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.131584 ERROR ..\..\src\wallet\wallet2.cpp:552 e || !exists. THROW EXCEPTION: error::file_not_found
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.132584 ..\..\src\wallet\wallet2.cpp:552:struct tools::error::file_error_base<1>: file not found "mein_wallet.bin.keys"
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.132584 Error: failed to load wallet: file not found "mein_wallet.bin.keys"
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.135584 ERROR ..\..\src\simplewallet\simplewallet.cpp:387 could not open account
2014-Aug-31 14:42:22.135584 ERROR ..\..\src\simplewallet\simplewallet.cpp:1199 Failed to initialize wallet |
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You know, speaking of Isreal, this propaganda piece really struck me as making a good point, but was hugely unpopular in the UK. I get that it can be uncomfortable, but it's meant to be. Regardless of what city it depicts, it makes a good point. As someone living in Houston, if Mexico was to fire missiles at us (especially if it went on for years), an invasion would seem entirely valid. I get that the war is horrible, but I have trouble blaming Isreal myself. Am I missing something here?   http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2014/0716/Gaza-militants-rockets-Fewer-less-accurate-than-last-Hamas-Israel-conflict-videoAn interesting article, questioning the effectiveness of Israel's "Iron Dome" missle defense shield and giving account of Hamas's rocket accuracy. I didnt double check the validity of this source. By the looks of this statistic it seems as if Hams's rocket firings achieve not much more then scaring the Israeli population. From wikipedia: Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Arab–Israeli conflict. As of July 2014 the attacks have killed 28 people,[1] mostly civilians, and injured more than 1900 people, but their main effect is their creation of widespread psychological trauma and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel#2014This is not to neglect the death toll of 24 innocent Israeli lives, that have been wiped out in this way, but to put in perspective what the Israeli reaction looks like and how many civilian casualties the IDF's massive bombardement and targeted air strikes of urban neighborhoods has caused among the Palestinians, the bully in this case seems to be the Israeli government. Comparing only the loss of lives on both sides, the picture looks very one sided indeed:Israel: 64 soldiers killed, 2 civillians / Gaza: 1500-2000 killed (mostly civilians; even according to IDF sources at least half of them civilians) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Israel%E2%80%93Gaza_conflictP.S.: I came across a collection of both pro Israel and pro Hamas propaganda posters, see for yourselves:  https://imgur.com/r/PropagandaPosters/WICQoyg |
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Agency records or information which is not covered by one or more of the FOIA’s Exemptions is subject to disclosure. Such determinations will be made in accordance with Department of Justice regulations available at http://www.justice.gov/oip/04_1_1.html and title28-vol1-part16.xml#seqnum16.8. Whats that mean? Which information can be requested? |
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The continued lifting of Monero to new heights in the voting list is inspirational! To support your loyal community we decided to create an original and recognizable image. It needs a name, and it's up to you to come up with something suitably memorable for the guy!  Monero is now in the top 10 and your active voting will most likely put it in the lead sooner or later. The "hitbtc" team https://hitbtc.com/vote Can he fly? |
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Champagne everybody!!! We are on coinmarketcap.com! Currently #49 with 424,404 $ marketcap.
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Announcement: Over the past few weeks, we've been doing a lot of work on the fee algorithm that Counterparty uses, and now transactions are effectively much cheaper than before. In particular, 'send' transactions can store all of their Counterparty metadata in a 40-byte OP_RETURN output, and you can now specify the exact fees paid for each transaction, as well as the default fee-per-KB amount, dust sizes, and so on. Multi-sig outputs need not be used, so no difficult-to-spend funds need to be sent back to your self at all. This transaction is an example of a modern send transaction that cost only US $0.01 in fees, with a $0.03 output to the destination. It was constructed and broadcast with the following command: counterpartyd.py send --source=SOURCE --destination=DEST --quantity=1 --asset=XCP --encoding='opreturn' --fee=.00002, and it was confirmed almost immediately. If you're moving lots of assets around, or sending one asset to many users, you can use this script to automate the process and keep costs as low as possible. So we are less likely now to be kicked out of Bitcoin protocol by its devs? |
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@ flower1024: It would be interesting to compare the graphs you have worked out (thx alot, very nice!) with those available for Bitcoin. Since much more certainty exists about the influencing factors to Bitcoin's blockchain and history, a comparison between the two would be quite telling to whether Bytecoin has indeed been growing organically, like Bitcoin; and may also reveal other stuff we can not yet infer.
Despite the impressive job you have done, Id like to remind you that your conclusions, to date remain hypothesises, until further cemented by additional evidence. For example, at least I have not seen compelling evidence that real people have created those myriads of transactions during Bytecoins stealth phase and not a couple of different bots as result of some experiments. We also know very little about the actual developers and their intentions. If the early tx activity is indeed the product of efforts to increase anonymity for later users or just the result of initial interest and network activity or the attempt to set up field conditions for further testing is unknown. I hope we see more of you and other researchers in the field! Looking forward to it.
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but which coin in your opinion would be the most attractive to somebody who is new to this?
The ones that have highest visibility (talk, advertisement, exchanges, coinmarketcap.org, etc) by the time they look for better-then-Bitcoin alternatives times the prospect of higher valuation and/or other features that may appeal to the potential investors (like anonymity, adoption, logo, etc.). If their aim is to find a better speculation vehicle, the competition is broader then only among the anonymity minded coins. In any case, user friendly GUI and use experience will definately help to attract fresh blood. |
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What will happen if someone puts up an illegal asset? Has anybody raised that question yet?
Lets say somone anonymous creates an asset that infringes on some companies copyrights, called "Facebook" or "Nintendo" for example?
Or if I create an asset that makes money with illegal activities like DDOS blackmail or sale of drugs. Would a SilkRoad-asset be allowed to exist and is there any way to remove it? What is the official policy of the devs if they have regarding those cases?
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