Grogorash (OP)
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October 19, 2013, 02:15:59 PM |
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Hello guys.
Last night from my BTC address were stolen several coins. I had term with an user here to buy some LTC. The only thing he wanted was to check I have enough BTC to buy his LTC. So I sent 0.01 BTC to his address to show him I have the amount.Several minutes later I watched outgoing transaction with all my coins from my wallet to the same address I sent 0.01.
My wallet were encrypted!
I checked his address this morning, the coins are still there.
I guess there is no way to recover them, just wanted to protect other users here. Be aware, that was something I have never heard.
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What do you call a fish with no eyes? A Fsh!
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October 19, 2013, 02:22:51 PM |
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Yes, made by Slush, the biggest pool's owner. |
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October 19, 2013, 03:04:36 PM |
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Your computer is compromised for sure.
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Grogorash (OP)
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October 19, 2013, 03:22:32 PM |
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It's already done! I changed HDD!
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vm1990
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October 19, 2013, 04:22:01 PM |
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change harddrive. new wallet as the old one is compromised and either format the old harddrive with a high secure delete software or send it to someone who can have a look at it and maybe maybe track the software that got your coins. you wont get them back byr ir might help others
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October 19, 2013, 05:58:42 PM |
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Yes, made by Slush, the biggest pool's owner. Is that a pro or a con? |
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October 19, 2013, 06:59:19 PM |
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Yes, made by Slush, the biggest pool's owner. Is that a pro or a con? Slush was the guy who came up with the concept of pooled mining and created the first ever pool - I think that's what he meant by biggest. He's a bit of a living legend, with the attacks on his pool that he's thwarted, and so on. K. |
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BombaUcigasa
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October 19, 2013, 07:08:38 PM |
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Hello guys.
Last night from my BTC address were stolen several coins. I had term with an user here to buy some LTC. The only thing he wanted was to check I have enough BTC to buy his LTC. So I sent 0.01 BTC to his address to show him I have the amount.Several minutes later I watched outgoing transaction with all my coins from my wallet to the same address I sent 0.01.
My wallet were encrypted!
I checked his address this morning, the coins are still there.
I guess there is no way to recover them, just wanted to protect other users here. Be aware, that was something I have never heard.
How was your wallet generated? Bitcoin client fresh install wallet, imported key or other client? |
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Valerian77
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October 19, 2013, 07:28:27 PM |
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One I made a localbitcoin deal. The seller did not have any device with him. So I gave him my smartphone to execute the order (first time I made a localbitcoin deal). He logged into his account and I was sitting at his side. The deal went OK. But in the evening I saw many tries on my account to open the account - luckily unsuccessful.
My lesson is never to give away any unlocked hardware anymore. And I will not type in any passwords with anybody looking on my fingers for sure.
@Grogorash
You write your wallet was encrypted. I conclude that you use Bitcoin-QT with a local encrypted wallet.dat. To transfer the Bitcoins from your wallet to a new address the thief must have had access to the wallet.dat file and to the password. Maybe was able to inject some kind of trojan software into your system ?
Do you remember the strength of your wallet password. Which kind of security software do you use on your computer to prevent intruder, viruses and malware ? Firewall, virus detector, malware protection, coockie blocker ...
I think it would be important for all of us to analyse this case for fraud prevention in the future.
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heatgsm
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October 19, 2013, 08:06:54 PM |
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Goodbye coins  ... just if you have a chance, go to him and whoop his ass |
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Amitabh S
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October 19, 2013, 08:40:05 PM |
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If you don't mind, make the information about the thief's address public (and your address). Also describe exactly what you did to transfer the money.
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Kruncha
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October 19, 2013, 08:50:36 PM |
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If you don't mind, make the information about the thief's address public (and your address). Also describe exactly what you did to transfer the money.
+1 I was just thinking the same thing. K. |
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Moebius327
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October 19, 2013, 10:39:12 PM |
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The only thing he wanted was to check I have enough BTC to buy his LTC. So I sent 0.01 BTC to his address to show him I have the amount. Did he ever had access to you computer? Did you send the 0.01 BTC from his computer? I would suggest to provide more information and post in Technical Support. |
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frobley
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October 20, 2013, 12:34:59 PM |
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"I had term with an user here to buy some LTC",
How he did this I suspect is in the above statement.
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Valerian77
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October 20, 2013, 01:23:59 PM |
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"I had term with an user here to buy some LTC",
How he did this I suspect is in the above statement.
Now we can start speculating what he really did. Second question is why it is necessary to show someone his Bitcoin amount with a small transaction - at that point I would have been mistrustful. |
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Tomatocage
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brb keeping up with the Kardashians
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October 20, 2013, 04:37:21 PM |
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Don't tell us the user's name or anything.
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