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[mmitech]

ok here is something to think about, who of you use and android ? and use the same email for google account with Bitstamp? it could be a Bitcoin related APP.... I need some co-operation here, we need to know from where they've got our emails...

You're a smart one.

My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email.

Others?

I also have the same configuration  My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email

we need more people to confirm this , maybe there is an APP doing this, who knows !!!

[eiprol]

ok here is something to think about, who of you use and android ? and use the same email for google account with Bitstamp? it could be a Bitcoin related APP.... I need some co-operation here, we need to know from where they've got our emails...

Don't use android.

Someone on reddit got a reply from stamp support:

Dear xXx, Bitstamp has detected an increase in the number of reports of phishing emails which were also received by some of our clients. Our technical team responded by examining the threat and setting immediate security measures in place to prevent potential risks.
As a precaution we have also applied this security measure to your account.
If you have received any emails with suspicious content and have opened links or attachments we highly recommend that you immediately contact a computer expert.
While we appreciate that this comes as an inconvenience we are convinced that our security precautions are in accordance with your expectations in keeping your account secure.
If you consider that your system was not affected we kindly ask you to notify us in a reply to this ticket so we can enable your withdrawals again.
Thank you for your understanding.

Man, I just bought an Android to have a wallet, after Apple removed BChain from iOS   (but haven't received any email, and ofc, I've downloaded just two BTC Apps... I'm always fearful of this kind of malware apps)

[johnny211]

That's a good point. May I suggest a solution?

Set up 2FA. You'll get a barcode that you scan with your phone to set it up on there.

But now don't click it away, but prt scrn, and PRINT that barcode on a piece of paper. Hide it somewhere that you deem safe. Maybe your wallet? Or maybe inside your copy of "2000 novel recipes made purely from Matzen"? Something like that.

If you ever lose the phone, or need to re-setup 2FA, get that printout, and scan it.

What turned me off the google auth stuff at first was lots of people reporting that they had printscreened their OCR code and then they had their accounts emptied soon afterwards. This made the whole thing seem to tricky to use for the moment.

I guess there are maybe even alternative 2FA clients one can use? This is going off-topic so I'm off to do some research. Thanks to you two!

[Jasmin68k]

About how to backup 2FA, see here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=201082.msg2100140#msg2100140
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=201082.msg2100367#msg2100367

[thefunkybits]

WOW the wall at $130 has been eaten!

Double digits on gox are possible today

[Dragonkiller]

ok here is something to think about, who of you use and android ? and use the same email for google account with Bitstamp? it could be a Bitcoin related APP.... I need some co-operation here, we need to know from where they've got our emails...

Don't use android.

Someone on reddit got a reply from stamp support:

Dear xXx, Bitstamp has detected an increase in the number of reports of phishing emails which were also received by some of our clients. Our technical team responded by examining the threat and setting immediate security measures in place to prevent potential risks.
As a precaution we have also applied this security measure to your account.
If you have received any emails with suspicious content and have opened links or attachments we highly recommend that you immediately contact a computer expert.
While we appreciate that this comes as an inconvenience we are convinced that our security precautions are in accordance with your expectations in keeping your account secure.
If you consider that your system was not affected we kindly ask you to notify us in a reply to this ticket so we can enable your withdrawals again.
Thank you for your understanding.

Man, I just bought an Android to have a wallet, after Apple removed BChain from iOS   (but haven't received any email, and ofc, I've downloaded just two BTC Apps... I'm always fearful of this kind of malware apps)

Oh no, sorry, I meant I don't use android, not you shouldn't use android.  

[oda.krell]

ok here is something to think about, who of you use and android ? and use the same email for google account with Bitstamp? it could be a Bitcoin related APP.... I need some co-operation here, we need to know from where they've got our emails...

You're a smart one.

My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email.

Others?

I also have the same configuration  My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email

we need more people to confirm this , maybe there is an APP doing this, who knows !!!

Wait, what? My email of Bitstamp is *not* the same as that on my phone, and I *can* withdraw.

I'm confused... you can't withdraw, right?

[eiprol]

I have an iOS and Android App on all my devices, called Authy, where I store my 2FA keys. They are synced between devices and encrypted, so you wont lose them


EDIT: @Dragonkiller Ok I misunderstood the android thing lol

[Frequency]

WOW the wall at $130 has been eaten!

Double digits on gox are possible today

yep unbelievable ….what a fuckup over there..!!! 

[Mythul]

Gox will surely break $100. More FUD spreading.

[molecular]

I'm getting strange errors, too:



ctrl-shift-i is your friend

[jl2012]

I have 2FA and the bitcoin withdrawal page is normal. However I have 0 USD and BTC there right now

[FTWbitcoinFTW]

Amazed by the amount of people saying they don't use 2FA.

Seriously guys, WTF? How difficult is to download Google Auth on your phone and to set up the 2FA on your exchange account?

Why do you try so hard to be the low-hanging fruit and thus to be hacked?

WHY???

I guess i'm not the only one who worries about losing the phone and doesn't really know how to keep backups of the 2FA stuff properly.

Very easy

When you scan the QR the first time, you have a string of letters above the QR
Just write that on a paper on .txt -- truecrypt -- done
Same with a QR picture or screen --- truecrypt -- done

And if you forget to do this first time  just stop 2AF then enable again, should be the same QR code popping, just SAVE IT

[JCviggen]

Better yet, print first and then scan the QR code from the print. That ensures that your print is of sufficient quality.

Holy detour bat man. Just right click save as the png image with the QR code

[Jasmin68k]

I have 2FA and the bitcoin withdrawal page is normal. However I have 0 USD and BTC there right now

Same for me.

[oda.krell]

That's a good point. May I suggest a solution?

Set up 2FA. You'll get a barcode that you scan with your phone to set it up on there.

But now don't click it away, but prt scrn, and PRINT that barcode on a piece of paper. Hide it somewhere that you deem safe. Maybe your wallet? Or maybe inside your copy of "2000 novel recipes made purely from Matzen"? Something like that.

If you ever lose the phone, or need to re-setup 2FA, get that printout, and scan it.

What turned me off the google auth stuff at first was lots of people reporting that they had printscreened their OCR code and then they had their accounts emptied soon afterwards. This made the whole thing seem to tricky to use for the moment.

I guess there are maybe even alternative 2FA clients one can use? This is going off-topic so I'm off to do some research. Thanks to you two!

Don't worry about Off topicness... this thread is *never* on topic

You should probably look into security in general. Do you use Linux, or Windows? If the latter, I guess a trojan might be able to intercept a screenshot somehow, but then again, if you have a trojan any password you enter or anything displayed on your screen might as well be game for the intruder.

My recommendation, if you have non-trivial amounts invested in BTC, is to get a cheap netbook, install Ubuntu on it, and use it exclusively for BTC trading and wallet software.

It's not quite the same level of safety as never connecting your machine to the Internet and only keeping funds in paper wallets, but it is almost certainly much safer than the common "Windows + no 2FA + not-that-great-password" setup...

[magicmexican]

I saw a 220 btc buy wall on bitcoinbuilder @0.4 and price jumped up from 0.35 to 0,5 - what the hell?

[mmitech]

ok here is something to think about, who of you use and android ? and use the same email for google account with Bitstamp? it could be a Bitcoin related APP.... I need some co-operation here, we need to know from where they've got our emails...

You're a smart one.

My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email.

Others?

I also have the same configuration  My app/android email =/= my bitstamp email

we need more people to confirm this , maybe there is an APP doing this, who knows !!!

Wait, what? My email of Bitstamp is *not* the same as that on my phone, and I *can* withdraw.

I'm confused... you can't withdraw, right?

opss sorry didnt understand the / I got it and I use the same mail. so we need to get to the source

[Mythul]

So what happens when BTC goes to $0 ? Does Gox just disappear

[Vigil]

If there even a point of selling BTC on gox? Its not like you can withdraw, right?