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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:53:35 AM

Talked to my wife. She tried to install a voice changer software yesterday from a link on twitter and it didn't install. This is a windows 11 PC. I see something new called WingFtpServer as a startup program. That has to be it. C'est la vie Embarrassed

that’s a huge amount and i can’t even express how shocked i am feeling right now

there’s no point in condescending you for your past decisions but may this be a lesson for you to learn if i had this amount of bitcoin i wouldn’t store it in a hot wallet the internet is very risky and even with a secure system sometimes hacking still cannot be prevented

another thing i would advise is for you to get a separate device solely for cryptocurrency social media are full of suspicious links and if you’re using the same device you have your bitcoin stored in to surf social media and download softwares then you’ve already made a mistake

terribly sorry for you but keep on moving forward!

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Well, I'm going to differ from the general opinion of the thread, as someone who has 11 bitcoins and is so careless guarding them doesn't give me much sympathy. I might feel more sorry for someone from a poor country who has $400 in bitcoin and gets robbed. In any case, the bastards are the hackers but now there is nothing left for the OP as he said but to learn his lesson and move on.

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clever but since the op has yet to clearly prove this loss. it is possible you are the op. and all was written to lead to your post.

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11 BTC is good amount so why you don't use Electrum ( Desktop wallet or hardware wallet)

Check your pc other installer software and virus file. A question from me do you click any social median inbox link or and porn site app or video links visit ?

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:02:21 AM

Yesterday I lost 11 BTC from my Bitcoin Core 25.0 wallet. The wallet wasn't open at the time. I don't know how it happened. Lots of emotions right now.

edit to add:

Definitely not my wife. We live in a rural setting. She doesn't have the computer knowledge to even launch the wallet. This was an external hack.

I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced. I then launched Bitcoin Core and it was about a week behind. Showed my 11btc as it updated, then hit the date of the hack and it went to zero. Wallet is encrypted and appears to work fine. PC is turned off now and hard drives will be wiped. This definitely sucks, but not the end of the world. Opportunity for others to learn or be reminded from my mistakes.

Also, the coins have not moved from hacker address

- Don't you have a hardware wallet or Trezor? because if you don't have that, it will come out as if you are careless. 11 BTC is not a small amount, to be honest. If I had that amount of bitcoin, for sure, I would buy a Trezor and a hardware wallet to make sure my bitcoin was safe.

Now, if you have a Trezor or any hardware wallet, the question will be: how did that happen? because you're the only one who knows seed phrases, right? You also did not mention whether your 11 bitcoins are stored in a noncustodial or hardware wallet.

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:02:21 AM

Yesterday I lost 11 BTC from my Bitcoin Core 25.0 wallet. The wallet wasn't open at the time. I don't know how it happened. Lots of emotions right now.

One of the safest means to have your bitcoin under your control is in using bitcoincore, but when things like this happened, then there must be something hidden and unexposed to you, who ever have access to your system aside your wife, who taught you about how to make use of bitcoincore, do you also browse the internet with that same system you used for your wallet, how do you safe keep your wallet private keys, all of these are means through which you could have been attacked without knowing as i guess.

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There may be some less security to your wallet that is the result of hacked. As you didn't put some strong password may be in cade you have found it, you should go fort he recovery option. But still confusing how more btc as 11 btc you hold in a single wallet.. It should be in different wallets because if it was present in the different wallets then there will be less risks to the losing all money even if one or two wallets hacked the the remaining funds will be safe.

Although the wallet you used for the bitcoin may be some software related to malicious viruses or hack attack that due to which you lost them. BTW I feel sad for you, losing this type of amount is quite harming for a person who has already been in trading and the way today the market is understandable.

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OP, request logs from your internet-provider on the day of the incident. the faster the better - logs are not stored forever. you can analyze outgoing traffic and understand exactly where the leak occurred

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 07:55:14 AM

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Can you sign a message with the address holding your coins? You should do that first, so we know you actually have access to private key.

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:53:35 AM

Talked to my wife. She tried to install a voice changer software yesterday from a link on twitter and it didn't install. This is a windows 11 PC. I see something new called WingFtpServer as a startup program. That has to be it. C'est la vie Embarrassed

Scan your computer and try to find anything suspicious. Other apps, and links, if your accounts connected to your pc are exposed. If you see something new, try to confirm if it has something to do with losing your Bitcoin. It may be the app that was installed, or there are other links that were opened by your wife without knowing that it's a suspicious link. See your browsing history for more clues/evidence.

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:02:21 AM

Yesterday I lost 11 BTC from my Bitcoin Core 25.0 wallet. The wallet wasn't open at the time. I don't know how it happened. Lots of emotions right now.

edit to add:

Definitely not my wife. We live in a rural setting. She doesn't have the computer knowledge to even launch the wallet. This was an external hack.

I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced. I then launched Bitcoin Core and it was about a week behind. Showed my 11btc as it updated, then hit the date of the hack and it went to zero. Wallet is encrypted and appears to work fine. PC is turned off now and hard drives will be wiped. This definitely sucks, but not the end of the world. Opportunity for others to learn or be reminded from my mistakes.

Also, the coins have not moved from hacker address

First things first, why would you store 11 btc on a hot wallet ? 11 bitcoin is a lot of money, and you should either have a hardware wallet for that purpose or if you are a bit techy, an air gapped device (with no access to the internet) should be configured for your bitcoins.
11 bitcoin is a life's money for someone and there are places in the world where you do not have to work for the rest of your life if you have 11 bitcoins with you Huh

Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 06:41:29 AM

Yes, I can see the coins moved in to two addresses in the explorer

Is this possible that you can share the transaction hashes? Someone may try to dig more once they know which transactions we are taking about. Whether the coins were moved to exchanges and all such investigations?

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:02:21 AM

Yesterday I lost 11 BTC from my Bitcoin Core 25.0 wallet. The wallet wasn't open at the time. I don't know how it happened. Lots of emotions right now.

edit to add:

Definitely not my wife. We live in a rural setting. She doesn't have the computer knowledge to even launch the wallet. This was an external hack.

I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced. I then launched Bitcoin Core and it was about a week behind. Showed my 11btc as it updated, then hit the date of the hack and it went to zero. Wallet is encrypted and appears to work fine. PC is turned off now and hard drives will be wiped. This definitely sucks, but not the end of the world. Opportunity for others to learn or be reminded from my mistakes.

Also, the coins have not moved from hacker address

give us a transaction hash or maybe list of installed softwares, maybe we can help

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Quote from: Mehedi72 on November 24, 2023, 06:50:06 AM

Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 12:53:35 AM

Talked to my wife. She tried to install a voice changer software yesterday from a link on twitter and it didn't install. This is a windows 11 PC. I see something new called WingFtpServer as a startup program. That has to be it. C'est la vie Embarrassed

windows 11 has updated security but there are unknown kind of malicious/ pc virus that windows defender fail to defend yet. As you said, she was trying to install a voice changer software, clicking Twitter links, might be the reason. Although software didn't install but may be virus get downloaded to your device & get installed that time. But after that, there are so many step to crack for hack your 11 btc. Core wallets are protected by a password, hard to get crack only if you use weak password. But chance is less here. But i suggest, use a freash device , not for fault useage but only for store your cryptocurrencies, otherwise i found many users experienced such hacking incidents

No operating system is completely safe and immune to hackers and viruses whether it is linux or macOS...the safety of computers depends on how we use them.

This is completely the OP's fault, not the wife's fault. He owns a large amount of bitcoin but he does not store it on a hardware wallet or offline device. He used a device with an online connection to store bitcoins, which was a big mistake. Meanwhile OP is not a newbie and he also understands the risks of storing bitcoins on regular online devices. This really makes me doubt what the OP is saying.

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Quote from: sokani on November 24, 2023, 07:23:46 AM

Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 02:34:19 AM

I think your wife isn't telling you full, Why does this voice changing software need a some kind a ftp-server? Is this software cloud based? Tell me the name of the software? Have you uninstalled this software? Provide information from the windows registry? Or did your wife say that this program has already been removed?

You gave your wife access. After it you lost money. This is the basis for initiating a case. Even if she doesn't understand computers, she caused you damage through negligence. Let her pay you compensation for damages

I don't think the wife knew something about the stolen Bitcoin and I wouldn't blame her. It was the op's fault, he was just careless. I could bet his kids are using the same computer to play games and browse the internet.

Compensation for what? I don't get it, you mean if this were to happened to you, you would get your wife arrested and demand for compensation? You must be a joker. What I know is that, all this would have been avoided if he had stored his Bitcoin offline.

People are different. Some people love, but others get divorced because of an unprepared dinner. If OP is ready to forgive his wife for 11 btc, then everything is fine

There is little information, so we have to draw different conclusions.

Why did an elderly wife from a rural area need a program to change her voice? So, after all his wife understand computer software very well? If she was able to install the program, that means she is at least an advanced user

Why OP don't tells what this software is called? It's a secret or sometning?

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Quote from: Bitcoinpoly on November 24, 2023, 05:00:31 AM

Really😢 most times this is why I prefer to use good CEX with a good asset security measures. I use Bitget and that’s because I’m very sure of their security. Also they always carryout regular security implementations to assure their customers of 100% security.

I have checked your post history and trust feedback, and it is clear that you are shilling for Bitget, so i would advise op and every other newbie reading this post as well as your other posts to ignore anything you say. There is no 'good centralized exchange' for storing your funds, BTC's should not be stored in custodial wallets but in self custodial wallets.

Op sorry for your loss, but there are many things you probably did wrong, your funds should have been stored offline, because anything that is stored online is prone to hacking, only the funds that you need for spending on the go ought to be in an online wallet.

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I guess that's it; it's confirmed that it was hacked. I understand the feeling, mate. 11 BTC is a significant amount, especially considering the current price. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do since Bitcoin transactions are irreversible. You just have to learn from the mistake and move on.

I hope you won't blame your wife or anyone if it was lost due to an unintentional mistake. It's not the end of the world. As long as we are alive and in the crypto space, there's still a chance to regain that amount. However, next time, let's be wiser and avoid making the same mistake.

Perhaps consider setting up a dedicated PC for your wallet to prevent compromise in case new applications are installed.

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Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 02:34:19 AM

I think your wife isn't telling you full, Why does this voice changing software need a some kind a ftp-server? Is this software cloud based? Tell me the name of the software? Have you uninstalled this software? Provide information from the windows registry? Or did your wife say that this program has already been removed?

You gave your wife access. After it you lost money. This is the basis for initiating a case. Even if she doesn't understand computers, she caused you damage through negligence. Let her pay you compensation for damages

I don't think the wife knew something about the stolen Bitcoin and I wouldn't blame her. It was the op's fault, he was just careless. I could bet his kids are using the same computer to play games and browse the internet.

Compensation for what? I don't get it, you mean if this were to happen to you, would you get your wife arrested and demand for compensation? You must be a joker. What I know is that all this would have been avoided if he had stored his Bitcoin offline.

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Always use a passphrase that is stored only in your head.

So even if someone steals your seedphrase they cant do anything with it without the passphrase.

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If OP has not yet formatted his hard drives. It's possible to analyze the behavior of this FTPServer thing and, based on this, calculate where all the paths lead. I think a competent specialist can figure out which servers this malicious program was communicating with. And by servers - a calculate the IP of the thieves lair

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