This is interesting, some nice looking units there. I would like one that I could store a brain wallet on (a proper one!). I have a phobia that my house will burn down (for example) and I will lose all my paper wallets and computer memory with my passwords to my backups etc... I think that is the beauty of a brain wallet, even if you lose everything you still have a chance to get your btc back, and if you make it special to you, maybe your family could still get the bitcoin if you die.
That sounds bad, but I dont understand how it could get around root access in linux? it is not a simple mission to do anything like that surely??
I'm not an expert on Linux security - but IIRC linux is incredibly well locked down in terms of user privileges - far more so than Windows. As long as you don't run around as a superuser account all day, generally even if malware gets in you should be ok. Not to mention that it is rather rare for malware to target Linux given that it is used by such a small percentage of people. I do think it more likely that the hacker managed to access your coins via working out your password then bruteforcing brain wallets.
I have since generated a stronger brain wallet on my computer and baited it with some btc..... no trouble at all. Ive been using linux for about 8 years now, my dad got me into it, and we havent had a single problem with viruses or any kind of compromise as far as I know. I really dont think my computer is compromised.
I'm sorry to hear that chessnut, it sucks tbh.
It makes me a bit angry & a little deflated to hear stuff like this.
No matter what we do & how well secure we've made our coins people always seem to find a way to steal some.
You've been really unlucky, it could have been any of us.
I don't know what to say apart from I'm sorry for your monetary loss mate, people you can never be 100% secure but please do everything you can to look after your coins, you can't leave any stone unturned.
Yeah, learning the kind of power these guys have to crack passwords is nerve wrecking. I would have thought that it wouldnt be economical to even try when you get to password sizes like the one I was using, even when it is repeated. I dont understand the work it must take to go through billions of combinations, hash them all into private keys, and then rake all those billions of wallets all day long.
I wonder if bitcoin mining technology is making this possible where it wasn't before?