[2017-11-26] A Hacker Gained Access to the Bitcoin Gold Windows Wallet Github

[Terraformer]

Users of Bitcoin Gold (BTG) are facing yet another cyber security issue today. The BTG team has earlier revealed that someone has gained access to their Github repository for the project and replaced the compiled Windows file with a different one.

Bitcoin Gold Breach

According to a critical warning sent by BTG, the link on the Download page and the file downloads on the Github release page have been serving a suspicious file of unknown origin for approximately four and a half days.

The BTG warning explains: “Until we know otherwise, all users should presume this file was created with malicious intent – to steal cryptocurrencies and/or user information. The file does not trigger antivirus / anti-malware software, but do not presume the file is safe.”

The team adds that: “If the file was used, the computer on which it was used should be addressed with extreme caution; the file should be deleted, the machine should be thoroughly checked for malware and viruses (or wiped clean), and any cryptocurrencies with wallets accessible on that machine should be moved to new wallet addresses immediately.”

All Clear?

While bitcoin (BTC) continued to increase in value today and bitcoin cash (BCH) remained steady, BTG has fallen by about 8.5%. The news of this latest breach is set to rattle BTG users, especially coming just a few days after the revelation that another wallet which had been promoted on the bitcoin gold website was fraudulent and stole from investors $3.3 million.

Following the warning today the BTG team tried to reassure users that the Github repo has been secured and that they “do not believe a second attempt is possible.” They also said that they are performing a security audit to ensure the safety of all other systems, and “will attempt to ascertain the purpose of the file.”

https://news.bitcoin.com/a-hacker-gained-access-to-the-bitcoin-gold-windows-wallet-github/

[LibraryAnn]

The team adds that: “If the file was used, the computer on which it was used should be addressed with extreme caution; the file should be deleted, the machine should be thoroughly checked for malware and viruses (or wiped clean),...

I am adding this to my research paper on modern money. "Bitcoin Gold" = Iron pirate / fools gold?
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[pixie85]

That's why experienced users like Theymos have warned us not to risk our Bitcoins in order to get dust from BTG and other crappy forked coins. Bitcoin diamond will probably meet the same fate. Claiming these coins have become extremely risky now that Bitcoin is worth almost $10000 per coin. You're putting your 10K on the line to get $500, not really worth it.

[bbc.reporter]

What a convenient way to reason out to save what is left of the cryptcoin's reputation and preserve its legitimacy, if it really was.

I am starting to speculate that bitcoin gold is nothing but another money grab made by undignified and unprincipled charlatans.

[rjbtc2017]

What a convenient way to reason out to save what is left of the cryptcoin's reputation and preserve its legitimacy, if it really was.

I am starting to speculate that bitcoin gold is nothing but another money grab made by undignified and unprincipled charlatans.

It has been controversial from the start, isn't it?. With their Lead Developers, one of them are anonymous with a "codename" doesn't make it sound safe and after all "some" of the forks are now used to grab money and to fool investors which leads to nothing and can be considered as a possible scam.
" another wallet which had been promoted on the bitcoin gold website was fraudulent and stole from investors $3.3 million" Look at this mess, BTG is really messy, Investors should know this and should think twice before investing to the forked coins of Bitcoin. They already grabbed money just by forking, What a Scam.

[Kakmakr]

This happens when something is rushed and not properly prepared and tested. We were almost forking Bitcoin Gold, when they had not had a wallet ready for the coin. The developers should have signed a message pointing to the original archive, to make sure that people downloaded the code from the correct URL.

Things goes wrong, when you are in a hurry to get something out. All eventualities should have been discussed and planned a long time ago. ^grrrrrrr^

[darkangel11]

This happens when something is rushed and not properly prepared and tested. We were almost forking Bitcoin Gold, when they had not had a wallet ready for the coin. The developers should have signed a message pointing to the original archive, to make sure that people downloaded the code from the correct URL.

Things goes wrong, when you are in a hurry to get something out. All eventualities should have been discussed and planned a long time ago. ^grrrrrrr^

Theymos has warned us not to trust these guys and not rush in to withdraw the forked coins and it seems like he was right.

What a convenient way to reason out to save what is left of the cryptcoin's reputation and preserve its legitimacy, if it really was.

I am starting to speculate that bitcoin gold is nothing but another money grab made by undignified and unprincipled charlatans.

I knew that when I heard about their 200k premine and saw how much time it took them to create replay protection and release a working wallet. The BCC team managed to do that in about a week while BTG needed close to a month.

[vit05]

It will be better if Bitcoin Gold just crashes and disappears. This is a shit coin without any real value. It is a new kind of scam that is not related to ICO but if they succeed, more people will try to make something similar like the new Bitcoin DIamond. I have already sold mine  .

[hatshepsut93]

It will be better if Bitcoin Gold just crashes and disappears. This is a shit coin without any real value. It is a new kind of scam that is not related to ICO but if they succeed, more people will try to make something similar like the new Bitcoin DIamond. I have already sold mine  .

This all thing with forks was started by big blockers, who currently support Bcash, as they've spent the whole last year on spreading their propaganda, claiming that Bitcoin is outdated, that it became centralized because of Bitcoin Core and they've started promoting all sorts of hard forks, starting from failed Bitcoin Unlimited. Although, this can also be traced further back in time to forks like Bitcoin Classic and Bitcoin XT, which seem to be completely dead as of now. So, big blockers had opened a Pandora's Box by showing and example how you can create a value out of thin air and now everyone who knows a bit of coding creates a fork that will "improve" Bitcoin. But this is a good test for Bitcoin and Bitcoin's community - we will see how resistant it is to propaganda, astroturfing and other subversive tactics that work quite well in real life politics. As of now Bitcoin is very strong and there's no signs of users switching to Bcash or other altcoins en masse. When all those forks will crash it will be safe to declare that Bitcoin has survived another attack and its value might get additional boost.