Rampion
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May 07, 2013, 06:35:49 PM |
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Was the wallet encrypted?
Anyhow, is clear the dude stole your coins. Plugging an USB drive to your computer to send you coins... What he had there, his wallet.dat? And he opened it with your client? A text file with the URL of an online wallet? You said he remotely connected to his computer... Yeah, right. He was just stealing your coins.
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seannnyx
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May 08, 2013, 10:43:18 AM |
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you must use online wallet for more security
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usafinders
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May 08, 2013, 11:06:46 AM |
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You let a person you don't trust run an unknown program on your computer
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shaal
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May 08, 2013, 11:10:00 AM |
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eek, this is my biggest fear with these crypto currencies
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rocketron
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May 08, 2013, 11:20:07 AM |
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jaysus, very sorry to hear m8, how much did you lose? just highlights the importance of securtity
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Blazr
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May 08, 2013, 12:18:25 PM |
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you must use online wallet for more security
*facepalm* I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are. |
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rocketron
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May 08, 2013, 12:22:38 PM |
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x1 you must use online wallet for more security
*facepalm* I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are. |
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Rippyzippers
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May 08, 2013, 12:34:31 PM |
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x1 you must use online wallet for more security
*facepalm* I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are. =( Sorry to hear about your troubles. |
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edd
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May 08, 2013, 02:01:32 PM |
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eek, this is my biggest fear with these crypto currencies
Allowing someone unrestricted access to your computer is just asking for trouble even if you've never touched a crypto-currency. |
Still around.
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malin
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May 08, 2013, 02:50:27 PM |
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diamondcave
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May 08, 2013, 03:06:27 PM |
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I'm glad to hear that all is well and that you got your coins back.
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theDoubleH
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May 08, 2013, 03:14:18 PM |
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Whatever happened... it serves as a good warning for newbies to learn about security before getting too deep into the rabbit hole.
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diamondcave
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May 08, 2013, 03:15:24 PM |
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I will take more precautions now to protect my coins.
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netzwerg
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May 08, 2013, 03:28:28 PM |
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He probably brougt a keylogger is my guess.
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colling2
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May 08, 2013, 04:08:38 PM |
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Sorry to hear what happened dude, but I wouldn't let a stranger use your pc, especially plug anything into your computer. As for encryption, use a random string as a password like 534jgkhfgSDFGergf34£%$&%egfs so it would be hard to brute force or dictionary attack.
That's going to be a bit of a pain to type in any time you need to use the wallet. |
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Primrose
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May 08, 2013, 04:13:31 PM |
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It's a bit awkward I guess if someone says "Can I use your computer" and you have to say something like "Well, no, cos, erm.....", but I guess its the ony way.
Sorry your btc got stolen.
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BitPappa
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May 08, 2013, 04:49:04 PM |
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I'm glad to hear that all is well and that you got your coins back.
Did I miss something? I didn't see that he got his coins back... |
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miningusa
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May 08, 2013, 05:29:20 PM |
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You really have to be so careful and do everything you can to secure your coins. You should check out the thread about wallet safety.
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sunshin3
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May 09, 2013, 06:50:49 PM |
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I lost .5 BTC in the whole thing because the thief (whoever it is... I am so confused) got everything in my wallet and I had .5 before this entire transaction with the USB stick and the 7970 sale happened.
I thought you lost 3+ BTC, you only had .5 total? |
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