Share Your Bitcoin Hack Stories: Help Us Educate and Protect!

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Calling all Bitcoin enthusiasts! I'm writing articles on safeguarding your precious BTC from hacks. If you've been a victim, please share your experiences below. Your stories will empower others to protect their investments.

 Let's strengthen our crypto community together!

recent arrival to my bitcoin forum. Still, I consider myself very lucky. Because so far I have not been a victim of a Bitcoin scam. But I hope I will not be a victim of such fraud in the future. That's why I am following everything from experienced already. Hopefully in the future I can make a success out of scams.

[xSkylarx]

Lucky for me, I still haven't gotten hacked and gotten my Bitcoins since I am really careful and cautious about what I am downloading, and maybe I do have a little background on it and know the way around to keep me more safe. But I do have stories of my friends that got hacked, mostly because they opened something in an email or message that was suspicious, and that is where they noticed that their Bitcoin was now transferred to another wallet. They also trusted their friends because they were trying to invest in Bitcoin and wanted to have one wallet on it because they were also buying some altcoins. His friend stated that they got hacked, but it turned out it was his friend who transferred the assets when he tracked him.

[tbct_mt2]

Lucky for me, I still haven't gotten hacked and gotten my Bitcoins since I am really careful and cautious about what I am downloading, and maybe I do have a little background on it and know the way around to keep me more safe.

If you use your device carefully, self limit your curiosity and avoid to click on links, visit strange websites, download files from strangers, generally speaking having healthy habit, you will mostly be safe on the Internet.

But I do have stories of my friends that got hacked, mostly because they opened something in an email or message that was suspicious, and that is where they noticed that their Bitcoin was now transferred to another wallet.

Click on suspicious email to check it is risky because you can click and download malicious things or can fall into phishing sites and lose your accounts, passwords and your coins.

They also trusted their friends because they were trying to invest in Bitcoin and wanted to have one wallet on it because they were also buying some altcoins. His friend stated that they got hacked, but it turned out it was his friend who transferred the assets when he tracked him.

Bitcoin and altcoins are different and don't try to find wallets that can store both bitcoin and altcoins. If you see such wallet, it is wallet for Bitcoin-tokenized tokens (Wrapped tokens) that are not Bitcoin, but altcoins with Bitcoin in their token names.

https://coinmarketcap.com/view/wrapped-tokens/

[Aikidoka]

Luckily, I have never been hacked or lost my funds but I've heard stories from friends who fell victim to hacking and lost their bitcoins. In one case, a friend had his entire PC compromised and the hacker had a full access to his email and all of his sensitive information. The hacker then proceeded to steal his funds from his Binance account. What's even more unfortunate is that my friend had saved his seed phrase in a text file on his desktop, and as a result he lost all of his bitcoins aswell.

This sad experience led to many sleepless nights for him, but since then he has become highly focused on his security measures to protect himself from future hacking attempts.

Protection is no joke especially when you're holding a lot of bitcoin.

[mk4]

So why use such drastic measures?

Maybe OP wants to hear these stories first hand.

Not everyone shares stories of bicoin hacking in online communities. Most often, because people are ashamed to tell such stories. All the same, this is in a sense a fail, most often made by mistake of the bitcoin user himself. We (people) always willingly share success stories, but we try to keep silent about failure stories.

For example, I know one such story that happened to a friend of a friend of mine and therefore not all the details are known to me. All in all, he lost several hundred dollars. After the incident, he immediately changed the laptop to an old old laptop, with the hope that this device is so old and has not been used since the Internet was clean and safe. In this way, he wanted to avoid modern viruses, which may not be on such an old device. I don't know if it helped him in the end.

If anything, I told this in confidence and the hero of my little story didn't agree that these events were reflected in OP's article.

What do you mean? Drastic measures lol? The links you can get using my provided Google search queries are literally first hand stories of people having their bitcoin/crypto getting hacked lmao. I just pretty much linked to older threads/topics where OP can grab some stories for the articles he/she is working on.

[DVlog]

luckily I have never been hacked before. But I was scammed once and prevented several attempts but none of them was with my bitcoin. I can share with you those stories.

Scammed: I was trying to participate in a token sale on a platform called Balancer. The scammer put an identical link to the main one.

1st scam attempted: One scammer offered me a job and wanted to take an interview. After the interview he wanted me to fill up a contract form that contained malware that would help him to take control of my computer.

2nd scam attempted: Another scammer pretended to be a game developer and wanted me to test his game. I was smart enough to use a sandbox to run his application which was malware as well.

There were a few more but I can not remember them well.

[erep]

luckily I have never been hacked before. But I was scammed once and prevented several attempts but none of them was with my bitcoin. I can share with you those stories.

Scammed: I was trying to participate in a token sale on a platform called Balancer. The scammer put an identical link to the main one.

1st scam attempted: One scammer offered me a job and wanted to take an interview. After the interview he wanted me to fill up a contract form that contained malware that would help him to take control of my computer.

2nd scam attempted: Another scammer pretended to be a game developer and wanted me to test his game. I was smart enough to use a sandbox to run his application which was malware as well.

There were a few more but I can not remember them well.

I have never been hacked but I am interested in responding to your post because it seems that you are experiencing the same scammed from the 3 cases described, you may not validate and check every site so you are very vulnerable to experiencing the same fraud cases from phishing and malware. We must increase extra security to protect important data stored on computers, make sure you know how to protect your computer from anything related to hacking and scam, because data related to private keys or phrases is very sensitive if you do not protect the security on your computer , another anticipatory step is to move important data to the hard disk and compress the data into a zip file with password protection.

Important data stored on an external hard disk will be safer, make sure you use the best quality to guarantee device security. Even though the virus software security feature has been activated on the computer, it is not recommended to store any important data on the computer, because hackers are getting smarter in developing malware viruses to attack important data stored on sites and computers, many cases of hacking have happened to crypto users, be careful and you should be wary of accessing each site and not installing illegal applications.

[DVlog]

luckily I have never been hacked before. But I was scammed once and prevented several attempts but none of them was with my bitcoin. I can share with you those stories.

Scammed: I was trying to participate in a token sale on a platform called Balancer. The scammer put an identical link to the main one.

1st scam attempted: One scammer offered me a job and wanted to take an interview. After the interview he wanted me to fill up a contract form that contained malware that would help him to take control of my computer.

2nd scam attempted: Another scammer pretended to be a game developer and wanted me to test his game. I was smart enough to use a sandbox to run his application which was malware as well.

There were a few more but I can not remember them well.

I have never been hacked but I am interested in responding to your post because it seems that you are experiencing the same scammed from the 3 cases described, you may not validate and check every site so you are very vulnerable to experiencing the same fraud cases from phishing and malware. We must increase extra security to protect important data stored on computers, make sure you know how to protect your computer from anything related to hacking and scam, because data related to private keys or phrases is very sensitive if you do not protect the security on your computer , another anticipatory step is to move important data to the hard disk and compress the data into a zip file with password protection.

Now all these scam attempts make me skeptical about every link shared with me by a stranger. I always tried to be cautious so that scammer wouldn't be able to get anything from me. I got a lot of messages in telegram and discord from strangers with some imaginary and lucrative rewards but they ended up being on my block list. That is why I stopped doing airdrops when some of my friends earned a good amount of money from them.

[ajiz138]

Never happened to me hacking in bitcoin because these assets are now stored in hardware wallets so it's quite safe IMO.

But if you want to see a story that happened here about hacking then @julerz12 has experienced being hacked for bitcoin in an Electrum wallet.
[1] I've been hacked (Electrum 4.3.2)

[DaNNy001]

Well I would classify myself as an amateur in the crypto space because my stay hasn't been all that long but I presume some old early folks are the ones to have experienced such a thing as bitcoin hack because with the mighty rate of awareness ongoing on how to perfectly safeguard your coins, I guess it would be rare to actually see something fall into such situation especially when there is so much mistake of others to learn from.

[GeorgeJohn]

Calling all Bitcoin enthusiasts! I'm writing articles on safeguarding your precious BTC from hacks. If you've been a victim, please share your experiences below. Your stories will empower others to protect their investments.

 Let's strengthen our crypto community together!

Since my history or story in cryptocurrency and mostly in Bitcoin I have not be hacked in Bitcoin before or been scammed through bitcoin, it's not that I'm very careful for scammer's but i always be careful and also follow some protocols. Sometimes we feel that we have been hacked whereas we are the major thing that contribute almost eighty five percent of the our problem, because someone of us document or store our seed phrase online or email and when someone penetrate through our email it will be very easy to see our seeds phrase to penetrate into our wallets, before a wallet is been hacked their is atoms of seed phrase exposure.

[yazher]

I don't know if this is an appropriate reply but when it comes to hacking, only a few people are victims of it but if you added scams on your list, I'm sure it will be flooded with replies about how they ended up losing their money on scams. As for me, I had a tough experience with bitcoin investment in my early years in the crypto industry, because I invested in a Ponzi scam cloud mining investment which was the trend back then. This is one of the reasons why you shouldn't believe in passive investment especially if you don't have any idea about the company and you also don't have any evidence about the components they are using on their mining facility.

[Pokapoka124]

Well I would classify myself as an amateur in the crypto space because my stay hasn't been all that long but I presume some old early folks are the ones to have experienced such a thing as bitcoin hack because with the mighty rate of awareness ongoing on how to perfectly safeguard your coins, I guess it would be rare to actually see something fall into such situation especially when there is so much mistake of others to learn from.

I don’t understand why you guys are calling it a bitcoin hack. Let’s get that clear, there has never been a bitcoin hack in history, crypto exchanges and bitcoin wallets are the ones that are 100% not secure from hacks. The bitcoin network in itself is secure and cannot be manipulated. Your wallet security will determine the safety of your coins.

After the incident, he immediately changed the laptop to an old old laptop, with the hope that this device is so old and has not been used since the Internet was clean and safe. In this way, he wanted to avoid modern viruses, which may not be on such an old device. I don't know if it helped him in the end.

That’s a bit paranoid. How many people would want to result to such drastic measures to secure their bitcoins. For those who may not find using an old computer attractive, another option would be to use Electrum wallet on an air gapped computer.

[sheenshane]

Calling all Bitcoin enthusiasts! I'm writing articles on safeguarding your precious BTC from hacks. If you've been a victim, please share your experiences below. Your stories will empower others to protect their investments.

 Let's strengthen our crypto community together!

recent arrival to my bitcoin forum. Still, I consider myself very lucky. Because so far I have not been a victim of a Bitcoin scam. But I hope I will not be a victim of such fraud in the future. That's why I am following everything from experienced already. Hopefully in the future I can make a success out of scams.

I've read all the comments above and usually, forum members do not get hacked, others might experience hacking but it was since they are a newbie.  The same on my side, I never get hacked and I'm lucky that I'm a part of this community where I am always aware of the possible hacks and how to avoid them in the future.  Those people who have been hacked might be because they're new to this crypto world.

As long as you are technically knowledgable I think you are far from that hack, scam, or even fraud.

[taufik123]

Never happened to me hacking in bitcoin because these assets are now stored in hardware wallets so it's quite safe IMO.

But if you want to see a story that happened here about hacking then @julerz12 has experienced being hacked for bitcoin in an Electrum wallet.
[1] I've been hacked (Electrum 4.3.2)

Storing in a Hardware Wallet is more secure, but you can't expect 100% security.
There will be some loopholes that can be utilized by hackers to try to penetrate it.
So you need to be careful even if you use a Hardware wallet, especially using a Hardware Wallet that you use all the time.

What happened to @julerz12 was entirely his fault and he was using an Electrum wallet on a device that may have been infected with malware.
But now he seems to have learned from his mistakes and is using more secure storage and paying attention to the devices he uses.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

The first time I lost my asset was after I connected my wallet to some site where I needed to claim some airdrop tokens. Since it's a multi-wallet, I had more than one coin in it, but after I connected my wallet and claimed that coin, I lost all my valuable crypto assets. Although there aren't many people paying attention to any sort of airdrop because it just worth it this time around, my advice is that crypto users should never connect their wallets to any site online because it can only result in their security being leaked. Also, some investors have lost their assets because they lack good security knowledge; they staked their coins on some platforms, with the hope of a high APY and ended up losing their assets. It is better to hold your bitcoin in your wallet than to invest it.

[tbct_mt2]

The first time I lost my asset was after I connected my wallet to some site where I needed to claim some airdrop tokens. Since it's a multi-wallet, I had more than one coin in it, but after I connected my wallet and claimed that coin, I lost all my valuable crypto assets.

Use small wallets for airdrops because you already knew how risky it is if you use your main wallet to interact with unknown smart contracts for claiming airdrops.

If it is retroactive airdrop which is based on your previous on-chain transactions, interactions, you can move your coins to a new wallet before claiming airdrop for your initial wallet which is already empty after the fund transfer. If you unlucky interact with a malicious smart contract, you will only lose small amount of token, not lose all.

You can use some websites to revoke smart contract access too.

https://app.unrekt.net/
https://etherscan.io/tokenapprovalchecker
https://revoke.cash/

Tips on how to revoke token approval

[JoyMarsha]

I think the most common hack was the "browser hijacking" ...where the hacker downloaded some software that detected when I copy/pasted Bitcoin addresses and then hijacked the clipboard content, by replacing it with his/her Bitcoin address.

The lesson that I learned from that was to double check the address that I paste in a sender wallet field to see if it is the actual address that I copied as the destination. 

It is something simple.... but it can happen to anyone, if you are in a hurry and you do not double check your destination address.   

This is very common, I have heard stories of it happening, but not actually on crypto but on online businesses that involve transferring money from one country to another. It is during the payment that the changes will be made in a way you won't dictate easily.

To avoid falling victim to that, one should double-check what he or she pasted on their browser before sending as you have already advised. No one is bigger than to fall guilty of such acts. Double-check before you press the send button is very necessary once it's an online transaction that involves money.

[Asiska02]

Calling all Bitcoin enthusiasts! I'm writing articles on safeguarding your precious BTC from hacks. If you've been a victim, please share your experiences below. Your stories will empower others to protect their investments.

 Let's strengthen our crypto community together!

Before and after joining this forum, I have never experienced any hack before. Although it is not by my smartness but I was just lucky I was not vulnerable to all those type of attacks before joining the forum. After joining the forum, I have learnt a lot from the forum and also have being extra careful with my dealings online which can prompt that, thanks to the forum for the guide we receive without having to pay a penny for it.

I think the most common hack was the "browser hijacking" ...where the hacker downloaded some software that detected when I copy/pasted Bitcoin addresses and then hijacked the clipboard content, by replacing it with his/her Bitcoin address.

The lesson that I learned from that was to double check the address that I paste in a sender wallet field to see if it is the actual address that I copied as the destination. 

This is a very common hacking technique, it is well known to some people as “Clipboard Hijacker Malware”, the cyber criminals will change the wallet address you’ve copied in your clipboard to theirs without you noticing especially if you’re the type that don’t double check your wallet address online while using them.

To be free and safe from such malware, you just have to install and keep updating your anti-virus and anti-malware softwares to the latest version to help fight against such malware's which can make you lose your funds easily.

[GreatArkansas]

No hacks for me. But scam, yes, I experienced it.
Hacks for me are really easy to identify since I'm into technology and let's say I'm the person who is techy, so I am aware more on what I am doing online and it helps me to protect my Bitcoins or any other funds.
Knowledge is always your partner to avoid hacks.