I just had all my bitcoins stolen and I don't understand how it happened - page 2.

AB de Royse777

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Quote from: crwth on July 31, 2019, 04:53:44 AM

Is it because his original software of the wallet is already compromised

Since the code is open source, anyone can alter the code and insert something that will open a door to steal your coins. If you download Electrum from any other website than electrum.org then you are risking your coins. That Electrum client can be infected.

So, it is always advised that to down the software from official https://electrum.org/#download and not only this - before installing the file make sure you have verified the signature: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/

If you can successfully verity the download file then you are sure that you have the original version.

crwth

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So he is a victim of a phishing technique — installed malware, etc.

I want to understand more. Is it because his original software of the wallet is already compromised or is it anything connected with his computer or something? Do the hackers know that he holds Bitcoin? Somehow, someway, they had access? I'm just worried about any other else that could jeopardize my funds.

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slinkybob, it's a shame you didn't register in the forum before or that you read just like guest, then you would see warnings about this attack which is start at the end of last year. We have dedicated board for Electrum, and there you can see many identical cases posted by victims.

I'm sorry for your loss, hope that hackers will pay one day for their crimes.

bob123

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Quote from: slinkybob on July 31, 2019, 01:12:48 AM

The patch seemed to be legit and led directly to the electrum website.

Unfortunately not.

The one and only original electrum site is https://electrum.org/.

The message which was shown to your came from a malicious electrum server you were connected to.
And it linked to a (faked) github repository with no source code, and only a (malicious) binary available to download.

Unfortunately, you have been a victim of the phishing campaign. Your funds are gone.

slinkybob

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Thanks..

Abdussamad

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You installed malware:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Electrum/comments/brvsmv/333_danger_vulnerable_to_phishing_please_always/

slinkybob

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I just lost .73 of a bitcoin.. about £6k. I was making a small payment (about £50) through electrum and I got a message saying that I needed to apply a patch before the payment could be sent. The patch seemed to be legit and led directly to the electrum website. I downloaded Electrum 4.0. and when I started it up all my bitcoins had gone. my balance is now zero. What happened?

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