50 BTC lost because of blank passphrase

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Quote from: danielkruchin on April 03, 2018, 09:06:28 PM

Ok this kind of thing makes me nervous. How do I make sure this never happens to me? Huh

don't use a brainwallet, and you won't get dictionary attacked. it's that simple. most people agree that brainwallets are insecure because humans generally won't choose a passphrase with enough entropy. your passphrase may seem random or hard-to-crack to you, but to a brute-forcing algorithm, it probably isn't.

use a wallet like bitcoin core, and this won't happen.

danielkruchin

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Ok this kind of thing makes me nervous. How do I make sure this never happens to me? Huh

Timelord2067

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Is this old chest-nut still doing the rounds? Gave me a laugh. Heh.

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Quote from: amaclin on August 06, 2015, 10:06:14 AM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 06, 2015, 09:39:58 AM

I think there is no "special" threads. I can confirm this because he sweeped from one of my old address

This is not your old address (private key). You sold it to me. Now this is my address. And I can do whatever I want with it.

Aren't these your words?

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on January 02, 2015, 01:38:45 PM

Thanks! Received! Good trade with you!

Code:

19pjkRG494kzFuNtK1NT1DkeDGyMTw67be - L1AjaYpTdfxwu5Mii6dHhLE4KdveRAdgdF6xxdNua1UBvDZfxkR2 - 
1MzakiRDem5MCocbcP7DgfcVGZNZe2KqaC - 5KJtbhbKxocwWNdFGzmv2SBy8XZfAfqRVT33LJnFQePVj74HAjn

Kindly,
Muhammed Zakir

I think you are a scammer because just now I watched the video where your 155 address was mentioned..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7gbX7sfNBs this says you have to download its software and once the user runs it, it scans the system for private keys and bohhhh all money gone..

read the post https://counterpartytalk.org/t/counterwallet-bug-report-amp-technical-support-thread/188/201

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Quote from: fox19891989 on January 26, 2016, 12:39:37 PM

you should encrypt it your wallet before depositing, 50 btc is a serious amount money, what a pity that you were hacked in 10 minutes, imo hackers may have trojan horses in your computer, what's why you were hacked in just 10 minutes, can't believe, so you learn big lesson from this hack, sorry to hear that. Sad

Or look into hardware wallets. They truly are a nice thing to have if your going to use the address a lot. Just adds a lot more security some are so secure even if computer is compromised you are still safe (as long as you did not do something stupid like save seeds on PC).

And there is paper wallets for if you truly are not going to touch the BTC. Just make sure to do it properly.

People should be using those two options a lot.

fox19891989

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you should encrypt it your wallet before depositing, 50 btc is a serious amount money, what a pity that you were hacked in 10 minutes, imo hackers may have trojan horses in your computer, what's why you were hacked in just 10 minutes, can't believe, so you learn big lesson from this hack, sorry to hear that. Sad

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Quote from: tearfereon on July 30, 2015, 03:54:44 PM

And lucky thief is this: https://blockchain.info/address/1A6Ei5cRfDJ8jjhwxfzLJph8B9ZEthR9Z
I wonder why the other "double spenders" didn't pay more tx fee? They would have more chance to claim it..

If you go to bitaddress dot org and copy the phrase

Quote from: apxu on April 30, 2014, 03:26:12 PM

Look at this
https://blockchain.info/ru/address/155M7TvBRww6WFdtGQgTYUH8DuLheNafCf

tx chain:
d31b4d81641ae81ad71d371921af8dc5a6880f787f48220c58b220942df259fa ->
4156cc3456325e4206f891e3a5d1e2cc39b1b87bfb39d5fe6ca83d987197266e ->
98f9366ae3bcce4f325479ae567e0b1185557757acb6955076269c13acf93eaf ->
acb9322023da425c2054853b1a6e58a46f040b0fe48ddb771d26d1ec7bcf9c2d ->
fafac1f2b61e7cc3a4192f10c6ef0f0d698f477978afe4b5ce36e67d44b35844 -> ...

Just wasting space in blocks Sad

Stop this automated and crazy script please!

Will try similar on other brain / paper wallet sites - I suspect this is where the various 1,000 BTC cryptsy wallet funds have ended up.

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Quote from: GermanGiant on August 09, 2015, 11:42:43 AM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 09, 2015, 12:12:25 AM

Quote from: GermanGiant on August 08, 2015, 07:50:44 PM

LoLz... I hope you understand *completely* about the Bit-X scam fast... before it is too late. Wink

p.s. I am assuming that you are innocent and do not understand how Bit-X is duping bitcoiners.

BIT-X is legit unlike the scam you are advertising. However, it is also possible they are selling more than 1 PH.

Wah.... having 1 Phs vouch and selling more than that... and you call it legit ? It is another AM hash in the making, which will wipe out millions from people once again.

I didn't say they are selling more than 1 PH, instead I said that it is possible/probable. After all, it is not selling hashes out of thin air like CMW.

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 09, 2015, 12:12:25 AM

Quote from: GermanGiant on August 08, 2015, 07:50:44 PM

LoLz... I hope you understand *completely* about the Bit-X scam fast... before it is too late. Wink

p.s. I am assuming that you are innocent and do not understand how Bit-X is duping bitcoiners.

BIT-X is legit unlike the scam you are advertising. However, it is also possible they are selling more than 1 PH.

Wah.... having 1 Phs vouch and selling more than that... and you call it legit ? It is another AM hash in the making, which will wipe out millions from people once again.

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All I know is that I know nothing.

omg that is a lot of money. but i think nobody is stupid enough to lose that much on blank password

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Quote from: GermanGiant on August 08, 2015, 07:50:44 PM

LoLz... I hope you understand *completely* about the Bit-X scam fast... before it is too late. Wink

p.s. I am assuming that you are innocent and do not understand how Bit-X is duping bitcoiners.

BIT-X is legit unlike the scam you are advertising. However, it is also possible they are selling more than 1 PH.

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 07, 2015, 09:55:43 AM

Quote from: GermanGiant on August 06, 2015, 01:13:52 PM

-snip-

Why on earth you sold your address in the first place ?

I really did not understand *completely* about these things. Later onwards, I started understanding more.

P.S. I won't be committing such as mistake or similar mistake again! Ever!

LoLz... I hope you understand *completely* about the Bit-X scam fast... before it is too late. Wink

p.s. I am assuming that you are innocent and do not understand how Bit-X is duping bitcoiners.

Muhammed Zakir

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Quote from: GermanGiant on August 06, 2015, 01:13:52 PM

-snip-

Why on earth you sold your address in the first place ?

I really did not understand *completely* about these things. Later onwards, I started understanding more.

P.S. I won't be committing such as mistake or similar mistake again! Ever!

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Quote from: amaclin on August 06, 2015, 03:13:54 PM

Quote from: GermanGiant on August 06, 2015, 01:13:52 PM

Why on earth you sold your address in the first place ?

Why not? Private key is something like private property. Why not to sell it if the price is comfortable and there is an agreement between buyer and seller?

It's like "My wife still has access to my personal bank account after our divorce".
WTF Dude? Are you serious?

amaclin

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Quote from: GermanGiant on August 06, 2015, 01:13:52 PM

Why on earth you sold your address in the first place ?

Why not? Private key is something like private property. Why not to sell it if the price is comfortable and there is an agreement between buyer and seller?

sana9821

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wow thats insane how a small mistake can cause such a big loss, i guess people have to be more careful about all the transactions they make to avoid such bad decisions

GermanGiant

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 06, 2015, 10:23:20 AM

Quote from: amaclin on August 06, 2015, 10:06:14 AM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 06, 2015, 09:39:58 AM

I think there is no "special" threads. I can confirm this because he sweeped from one of my old address

This is not your old address (private key). You sold it to me. Now this is my address. And I can do whatever I want with it.

Aren't these your words?

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on January 02, 2015, 01:38:45 PM

Thanks! Received! Good trade with you!

Code:

19pjkRG494kzFuNtK1NT1DkeDGyMTw67be - L1AjaYpTdfxwu5Mii6dHhLE4KdveRAdgdF6xxdNua1UBvDZfxkR2 - 
1MzakiRDem5MCocbcP7DgfcVGZNZe2KqaC - 5KJtbhbKxocwWNdFGzmv2SBy8XZfAfqRVT33LJnFQePVj74HAjn

Kindly,
Muhammed Zakir

Yes, you are right. It was mine earlier and that's what I meant. My mistake.

Why on earth you sold your address in the first place ?

Muhammed Zakir

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Quote from: amaclin on August 06, 2015, 10:06:14 AM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 06, 2015, 09:39:58 AM

I think there is no "special" threads. I can confirm this because he sweeped from one of my old address

This is not your old address (private key). You sold it to me. Now this is my address. And I can do whatever I want with it.

Aren't these your words?

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on January 02, 2015, 01:38:45 PM

Thanks! Received! Good trade with you!

Code:

19pjkRG494kzFuNtK1NT1DkeDGyMTw67be - L1AjaYpTdfxwu5Mii6dHhLE4KdveRAdgdF6xxdNua1UBvDZfxkR2 - 
1MzakiRDem5MCocbcP7DgfcVGZNZe2KqaC - 5KJtbhbKxocwWNdFGzmv2SBy8XZfAfqRVT33LJnFQePVj74HAjn

Kindly,
Muhammed Zakir

Yes, you are right. It was mine earlier and that's what I meant. My mistake.

amaclin

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 06, 2015, 09:39:58 AM

I think there is no "special" threads. I can confirm this because he sweeped from one of my old address

This is not your old address (private key). You sold it to me. Now this is my address. And I can do whatever I want with it.

Aren't these your words?

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on January 02, 2015, 01:38:45 PM

Thanks! Received! Good trade with you!

Code:

19pjkRG494kzFuNtK1NT1DkeDGyMTw67be - L1AjaYpTdfxwu5Mii6dHhLE4KdveRAdgdF6xxdNua1UBvDZfxkR2 - 
1MzakiRDem5MCocbcP7DgfcVGZNZe2KqaC - 5KJtbhbKxocwWNdFGzmv2SBy8XZfAfqRVT33LJnFQePVj74HAjn

Kindly,
Muhammed Zakir

Muhammed Zakir

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Quote from: luciann on August 05, 2015, 09:32:36 PM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on August 03, 2015, 11:32:53 AM

Quote from: Sarthak on August 03, 2015, 10:02:21 AM

There are bots to transfer coins as soon as they are deposited!

Just see the time frame...2 BTC deposited and withdrawn within a second Shocked

User "amaclin" is running a bot. He is already running a bot for sweeping Bitcoins from addresses he bought and from addresses whose private keys were leaked.

Is there a thread to this? incase some peoples address he purchased that others can confirm to ditch their address.

its pretty crazy how someone does that.. esp running a bot just for that..

I think there is no "special" threads. I can confirm this because he sweeped from one of my old address twice and when I analysed that address, I found he has is sweeping from *many* other addresses. I also think he is one of the people who stole Bitcoins when there was a Blockchain.info bug(reused R values). IIIRC, he indirectly agreed he stole Bitcoins.

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