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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.

Wow that really sucks. These things can happen, nobody can see it coming. Even if people here say that they have special security to deal with avoiding situations like this, nobody is really safe.

This can happen to anyone at any time. There is no 100% way to avoid getting scammed, hacked or robbed. It is just part of the human condition.

If I were to guess, I would say you either gave away your seed phrase without knowing it and/or you had malicious software on your device. But you have not really given us much information, so there is nothing to go on.

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 06:31:01 AM

Also, the coins have not moved from hacker address

Since you are sure that Bitcoins are not transferred from your wallet to hackers' wallets. So you can rest assured that it is a temporary fault of your PC or device. Also, if your device is not faulty then you should check the security of your wallet Seedphase. It might be a mechanical fault of your wallet or device.

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 06:31:01 AM

PC is turned off now and hard drives will be wiped.

Don't do this. All malware should be there as evidence

All you need to do is sue either the hosting provider or the owner of the domain that hosted the malware that caused you to lose your bitcoins.

If your wife downloaded this voice changing software from the official website, then the likelihood of you winning the case increases

By the way, tell me the name of the voice changing software - we will check it through virustotal

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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

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

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Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 06:35:49 AM

Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 06:31:01 AM

I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced.

Sad, it means my method won't help you.

I want to clarify - can you see outgoing transactions from your wallet address? transactions which you didn't do. transactions of a hacker who transferred your money from your wallet to himself

Do you know how to use blockchain-explorers?

For example
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer

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

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Quote from: soulcity on November 24, 2023, 06:31:01 AM

I first noticed when I logged into Koinly and saw my BTC balance was reduced.

Sad, it means my method won't help you.

I want to clarify - can you see outgoing transactions from your wallet address? transactions which you didn't do. transactions of a hacker who transferred your money from your wallet to himself

Do you know how to use blockchain-explorers?

For example
https://www.blockchain.com/explorer

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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

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Can I recommend a method to help OP? I really don't think this method will work.

Just promise not to laugh at me. I don't know much about wallets

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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.

But you can't tell clearly if your Bitcoin wallet is hacked or damaged. If your wallet password or Security Seedphase is lost, your 11 BTC will be lost forever. And if you don't login for a lot of time, there might be a problem with your device or network line. If you keep trying to login your wallet repeatedly, if there is a device error, turn it off and try again.

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This really sucks & there’s nothing anybody can say to make it any better. You really shouldn’t be using that computer for anything other than Bitcoin Core. If you must use the computer for other things then cold storage is much safer with Ledger or Trezor. I hope you can recover from this, sorry it happened to you.

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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.

Surprising, really surprising for me who has never had that much Bitcoin at all. This is bad news and you need to research it carefully to find out where it went wrong so that your wallet could be hacked by bad people. But if you are very emotional about the incident, try to calm yourself first, even though it is quite natural for someone to be emotional if the amount of Bitcoin lost is that much. And I hope you can find the cause and the person who stole it.

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We are all sorry for your loss. These BTC cannot be returned. Let this be a lesson for all the inexperienced. Thank you for sharing your problem publicly.

I want to tell you one important thing. You're in trouble now. You are now in such a state, ready to believe anyone who promises you a return. And various scammers can take advantage of this. If someone writes to you in a PM and promises to return your money for a small reward, be sure that this is a 100% shenanigans

No PM. Only public discussion of the problem

Quote from: nutildah on November 24, 2023, 05:18:11 AM

Feel free to PM me if you need help with that

For what? Let him post it publicly about about all the nuances of this sitiation

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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

Sorry for your lost OP. That number of bitcoin should be kept in a hardware wallet or in a cold storage wallet and not on an online wallet. Next time don't share your computer or phone that you have your bitcoin wallet in with anyone even with your wife, because you might understand how you watch and restrict your activities online but the other person might not, and it will make they will make you vulnerable to attack from what they intend to do with your PC. This is a sad news, you have learnt a hard lesson to keep your coins from online wallets.

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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

Damn bro, that's rough. WingFtpSperver seems to be a legit application, but perhaps you downloaded a virused version:

https://www.download3k.com/Antivirus-Report-Wing-FTP-Server.html

I don't know much about it but it sounds like it could be mis-used in a variety of ways.

If you know the exact name of the voice changer software it would be helpful to post it here.

Also, following the path of the BTC might help. Feel free to PM me if you need help with that, or paste the hacker's address here, if you're comfortable.

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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.

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.

Quote from: Freddie Boyer on November 24, 2023, 03:56:50 AM

Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 03:26:35 AM

Hey OP. Do you know your hacked BTC-address, right?

All you have to do is track the transactions on it. Are there already some transactions there since your hack? The final wallet where these 11 bitcoins will end up - will be the scammers address. Make a printout of the scammers' transactions and send it to the FATF

Immediately write to all blockchain observers to have this address marked as a scam to make it difficult for shenanigans to withdraw from it

I'm also concerned about what OP is going through right now. Yes. that True, maybe it's a late mistake and we know However, Bitcoins may take some time to transfer from one address to another.

So, apart from that, is there another solution that is easy and capable of returning 11 BTC to its rightful ownership, in this case the OP himself.

It’s only possible to track the transaction and the current wallet where the money enters, I doubt if OP uses a CEX.

Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 03:26:35 AM

Hey OP. Do you know your hacked BTC-address, right?

All you have to do is track the transactions on it. Are there already some transactions there since your hack? The final wallet where these 11 bitcoins will end up - will be the scammers address. Make a printout of the scammers' transactions and send it to the FATF

Immediately write to all blockchain observers to have this address marked as a scam to make it difficult for shenanigans to withdraw from it

Writing to FATF wouldn’t have been a necessity if he was using a CEX, the transaction would’ve been very easy to track. This is one of the reasons why it’s good to use CEX.

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Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 03:26:35 AM

All you have to do is track the transactions on it. Are there already some transactions there since your hack? The final wallet where these 11 bitcoins will end up - will be the scammers address. Make a printout of the scammers' transactions and send it to the FATF

The scammers must have tumbled and CoinJoined this input many times already, in order make it difficult to trace and link the input to an output, it is also difficult to get your local authorities and exchanges to cooperate with you to track down an address, especially when it isn't a major hack and you are not one of the 'special clients' to an exchange. The scammers would also not be stupid to send the stolen funds into a centralized exchange or an address that centralized services control and can confiscate.

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Quote from: Shenanigan on November 24, 2023, 03:26:35 AM

Hey OP. Do you know your hacked BTC-address, right?

All you have to do is track the transactions on it. Are there already some transactions there since your hack? The final wallet where these 11 bitcoins will end up - will be the scammers address. Make a printout of the scammers' transactions and send it to the FATF

Immediately write to all blockchain observers to have this address marked as a scam to make it difficult for shenanigans to withdraw from it

I'm also concerned about what OP is going through right now. Yes. that True, maybe it's a late mistake and we know However, Bitcoins may take some time to transfer from one address to another.

So, apart from that, is there another solution that is easy and capable of returning 11 BTC to its rightful ownership, in this case the OP himself.

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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.

You are a very old user, you have been involved with Bitcoin for almost 10 years and you know a lot about the security of different wallets. But consider whether it is wise for you to keep your 11 BTC in a wallet. You were careless about the security of your wallet which may have caused you to face huge losses. Although I know no words to comfort you, I wish you well.
Since your wallet is not opening you can try from one device to another. Moreover, if the wallet requires an update, then you should consider the update.

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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.

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

I wish this is untrue because 11 BTC is quite a huge amount of money. I went through your profile and I saw that you signed up 2014, so you're quite old here and must have been following the discussion on the forum. You would have known that keeping your Bitcoin online poses security risk, also you had other malware-infested apps running on device, which wasn't a good security practice. You would have stored your Bitcoin in a cold storage using multi-sig wallet. You were really careless, and I'm sorry for your loss.

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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

Yep you got it.

You made lots of mistakes. You kept your coins on a windows pc which you used it to download shady programs… means it is also connected to the internet and you are not a newbie too.

It is like You wanted to get hacked and you accomplished it.

Money business is serious business which takes serious responsibility. R.i.p 11 btc…

Now you know what to do and what not to… next time

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