Good move. Rollback should only be used as last resort.
ps phuck you hacker.
btw do we know if any keylogger was involved?
Topic: ANN: [OPAL] | POS | Secure Messaging |NO ICO | bitsquare.io | cryptopia | Yobit - page 95. (Read 383418 times)
December 16, 2014, 10:28:51 PM
December 16, 2014, 10:25:19 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
On December 15th 2014, the Opal team officially announced a malicious wallet attack on Opal users. Approximately 2.5 Million Opal coins were stolen, equivalent to about 17% of the total supply. A rollback was voted on by the community, but after 65% of the coins were returned, the Rollback was canceled.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
December 16, 2014, 10:18:15 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
On December 15th 2014, the Opal team officially announced a malicious wallet attack on Opal users. Approximately 2.5 Million Opal coins were stolen, equivalent to about 17% of the total supply. A rollback was voted on by the community, but after 65% of the coins were returned, the Rollback was canceled.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
December 16, 2014, 10:15:12 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
Opal Announces Recovery of 1.7 Million Coins
On December 15th 2014, the Opal team officially announced a malicious wallet attack on Opal users. Approximately 2.5 Million Opal coins were stolen, equivalent to about 17% of the total supply. A rollback was voted on by the community, but after 65% of the coins were returned, the Rollback was canceled.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
Soon after, the hacker got in contact with the Opal team and negotiations lead of 65% of the funds being returned to the Opal team, which will be returned to their rightful owners proportionally. The funds have been transferred to the Opal team and as a result the rollback has been canceled.
Before negotiations took place, the hacker would have held too large a portion of Opal which could have threatened the decentralization of the blockchain. Thanks to 65% of the coins being returned, the Opal Team believes this danger has been averted and a rollback would have set a bad precedent, and thus is not justifiable.
Full press release here: http://www.opal-coin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/DEC16OPALPR.pdf
December 16, 2014, 10:09:44 PM
The fact that you guys even considered a rollback will be a black eye on OPAL for the near future. An actual rollback would be the end of the coin.
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
The main thing is the rollback idea was trashed. I just read the official statement - looks good to me - congratulations to bassguitarman!! My confidence in OPAL has been restored.
I feel bad for the people who lost coins, but I'm still flabbergasted that so many people think a rollback is even worth considering. Maybe for a serious tech bug, but nothing like a hack
December 16, 2014, 10:07:33 PM
The fact that you guys even considered a rollback will be a black eye on OPAL for the near future. An actual rollback would be the end of the coin.
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
Full statement and plan of action coming
December 16, 2014, 10:06:11 PM
The fact that you guys even considered a rollback will be a black eye on OPAL for the near future. An actual rollback would be the end of the coin.
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
I'm assuming a core dev (with a shit load of OPAL) was compromised?
December 16, 2014, 07:37:22 PM
Now that this floating wallet has been exposed to have a virus/keylogger the death of the coin is only inevitable. It was fun while it lasted. When the devs fix this mess, I'm cashing out. Mooncoin flashback. History repeats itself.
Hmm I think you don't really understand the situation,Wallet from first thread and website are absolutly OK,just someone modify the QUOTE of the post from dev and many download them. Market will backup, don't worried
There's no scammer on team,no bug,no fork,dev still going on
Edit: Don't compare mooncoin and opalcoin,this is not a meme coin,majorPnD scheme or a crazyness scammer dev coin. Inform a bit more about opal,with SuperNET integration Opal CAN'T die like this,we have still fully dev team working on this 'problem',trying to get back some coin.
Still,majority are not concern directly about this malicious wallet hack, we are still confident.
December 16, 2014, 07:35:51 PM
Now that this floating wallet has been exposed to have a virus/keylogger the death of the coin is only inevitable. It was fun while it lasted. When the devs fix this mess, I'm cashing out. Mooncoin flashback. History repeats itself.
December 16, 2014, 07:34:43 PM
This is all this situation is
Now,only small investor dumping price without really reason ,except they sell at big loss
And if the guy burn the coin stolen?
December 16, 2014, 07:30:03 PM
holy crap some crazy shit happens in matter of 24hrs! i wish opal best of luck they deserve it
December 16, 2014, 06:59:48 PM
This one looks interesting to me,Think I will try to pick up a few.
Keep up the good work and the sky is the limit.
Keep up the good work and the sky is the limit.
December 16, 2014, 06:42:34 PM
Real crazy what's goin on here... and much respect for the opal team, they try their best for the community, just great!
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Thanks for the call out, we've been working our asses off all day, and we're nearing a solution
The only viable solution is to do nothing. Those that used the infected wallet and lost their coins are SOL. Rolling back the blockchain is a terrible way to correct user ignorance. The fact that you actually considered rolling back the blockchain is concerning. You don't roll back the blockchain because people run an infected wallet posted by some user in the thread. On the rare occasions where it is necessary it should only be used due to actual technical issues with the coin. That isn't the case here.
Watch out pal, stating the bleeding obvious around here can get you accused of being the hacker. Some people getting into crypto now don't appreciate the basics.
December 16, 2014, 06:36:02 PM
Real crazy what's goin on here... and much respect for the opal team, they try their best for the community, just great!
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Thanks for the call out, we've been working our asses off all day, and we're nearing a solution
The only viable solution is to do nothing. Those that used the infected wallet and lost their coins are SOL. Rolling back the blockchain is a terrible way to correct user ignorance. The fact that you actually considered rolling back the blockchain is concerning. You don't roll back the blockchain because people run an infected wallet posted by some user in the thread. On the rare occasions where it is necessary it should only be used due to actual technical issues with the coin. That isn't the case here.
December 16, 2014, 06:18:47 PM
Real crazy what's goin on here... and much respect for the opal team, they try their best for the community, just great!
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Thanks for the call out, we've been working our asses off all day, and we're nearing a solution
December 16, 2014, 06:14:51 PM
Real crazy what's goin on here... and much respect for the opal team, they try their best for the community, just great!
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
Good luck for all folks with losses! Hopefuly you get back many coins as possible!
This should be a lesson for all how simple and fast any coin can be stolen... again, much luck and remember:
"being a lil bit paranoid is healthy sometimes"
Greets
December 16, 2014, 04:45:28 PM
We are in touch with the hacker.
If he returns the amount we agreed upon, then the rollback is canceled.
If he returns the amount we agreed upon, then the rollback is canceled.
Of course you are... Once the rollback became imminent, he didn't have much choice but to negotiate.
December 16, 2014, 04:22:57 PM
We are in touch with the hacker.
If he returns the amount we agreed upon, then the rollback is canceled.
If he returns the amount we agreed upon, then the rollback is canceled.
Of course you are... Once the rollback became imminent, he didn't have much choice but to negotiate.
December 16, 2014, 03:57:38 PM
Would the rollback give me my 70000 coins back?
yes but the rollback will not prevent the pirate to steal yours coins a second time, he copied your wallet.dat and your wallet.dat remains the same before or after the rollback.the solution isn't as simple as a rollback to fix the damage.
December 16, 2014, 03:57:04 PM
Why in the world would you download a wallet from a random person?
There's no excuse for that guys.
Development team doesn't have to do nothing about that to be honest. It's up to them if they want to help in current situation.
NEVER download things without scanning them. Especially in this forum. There have been way too many topics with trojans.
Whatever result devs bring, good luck. They're in a hard position right now and they are investing their own time to fix the situation.
There's no excuse for that guys.
Development team doesn't have to do nothing about that to be honest. It's up to them if they want to help in current situation.
NEVER download things without scanning them. Especially in this forum. There have been way too many topics with trojans.
Whatever result devs bring, good luck. They're in a hard position right now and they are investing their own time to fix the situation.
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