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August 11, 2015, 01:37:15 AM |
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very interesting reading. thanks for sharing.
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Brad Harrison
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August 11, 2015, 01:48:00 AM |
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You can use online PDF viewers so you do not have to open it with your pc
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August 11, 2015, 02:28:30 AM |
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that can be called "confidential document"?
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August 11, 2015, 02:44:30 AM |
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Thanks for sharing! Phishing attack is like overwhelming waves. The hackers can target the hot wallets easily!
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August 11, 2015, 04:16:52 AM |
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"Bitstamp is working closely with the Secret Service, FBI and UK cybercrime investigators to apprehend and prosecute the hacker, and we are very close to doing so."Not as close as they thought ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) . Half-year have passed and still no arrests.
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Fairplay medal of dnaleor's trading simulator. ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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August 11, 2015, 05:02:07 AM |
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Gave it a read thanks for sharing. I found the part about it being an active investigation interesting and wonder if the culprit was caught also the effort the hacker put in the attack. Bitstamp did not restart their server but acted and used a backup, and Xapo was not a bad choice so respect there.
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August 11, 2015, 05:08:29 AM |
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This was a big deal when it happened. It was down for days, my loan on BTCjam was linked to the BTCjam price in BTC so if the price fell, my payments increased and I thought it could create a flash crash. So I just paid the loan off right then. Anyways, I don't think bitstamp's image really fully recovered from this hack, they used to be one of the big boys and now bitfinex took their place.
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August 11, 2015, 07:11:00 AM |
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it is the reason why i would not give my ID ever to exchange, in the remote case that they are hacked, which isn't even so remote, because it happened, hacker can steal your identity and use it for malicious activity
it can be very dangerous
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August 11, 2015, 07:32:02 AM |
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it is the reason why i would not give my ID ever to exchange, in the remote case that they are hacked, which isn't even so remote, because it happened, hacker can steal your identity and use it for malicious activity
it can be very dangerous
Yup its a common sense, and most of these hacks are done by themselves to make profits, Hacking is just a cover up because they know the loop holes etc. We cant trust any exchange with our coins or ID cards because I think we have learned many times already ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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August 12, 2015, 04:33:17 PM |
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You can use online PDF viewers so you do not have to open it with your pc
This will not save you if the PDF has inbuilt malicious code on it. It's irrelevant if you open it by downloading it on your PC or temporally on a website. If you are on Windows I wouldn't open dodgy ass PDFs.
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August 12, 2015, 04:38:30 PM |
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You can use online PDF viewers so you do not have to open it with your pc
This will not save you if the PDF has inbuilt malicious code on it. It's irrelevant if you open it by downloading it on your PC or temporally on a website. If you are on Windows I wouldn't open dodgy ass PDFs. +1 PDF files can store whole directory structures and all sorts of code. I would not open a PDF in a windows computer at all.
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August 12, 2015, 04:48:22 PM Last edit: August 12, 2015, 05:08:20 PM by Snorek |
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it is the reason why i would not give my ID ever to exchange, in the remote case that they are hacked, which isn't even so remote, because it happened, hacker can steal your identity and use it for malicious activity
it can be very dangerous
Yup its a common sense, and most of these hacks are done by themselves to make profits, Hacking is just a cover up because they know the loop holes etc. We cant trust any exchange with our coins or ID cards because I think we have learned many times already ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) But 99% exchanges I know forces you to give them your name and address from the start. And if you sell/buy more crypto/fiat than certain threshold they in addition want scans of your IDs. Do you know any exchange where you don't have to sign with your name and address?
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August 12, 2015, 06:28:21 PM |
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very interesting ............ ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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August 13, 2015, 01:29:37 PM |
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You can use online PDF viewers so you do not have to open it with your pc
This will not save you if the PDF has inbuilt malicious code on it. It's irrelevant if you open it by downloading it on your PC or temporally on a website. If you are on Windows I wouldn't open dodgy ass PDFs. +1 PDF files can store whole directory structures and all sorts of code. I would not open a PDF in a windows computer at all. Then, how does one read this PDF safely on a windows computer/phone ? Is it safe to read it in Tor browser ?
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