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Topic: My bitcoins have been stolen (Read 4786 times)

edd
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Activity: 1414
Merit: 1002
May 09, 2013, 02:17:32 PM


I lost .5 BTC in the whole thing because the thief (whoever it is... I am so confused) got everything in my wallet and I had .5 before this entire transaction with the USB stick and the 7970 sale happened.

I thought you lost 3+ BTC, you only had .5 total?

1. Before everything, he had 0.5 BTC and his card.

2. He then sold his card and had 3.873 BTC.

3. His BTC was stolen and he had 0 BTC and no card.

4. The prime suspect offered to return the card. If he did, Kennji now has 0 BTC and his card back.
newbie
Activity: 10
Merit: 0
May 09, 2013, 01:50:49 PM


I lost .5 BTC in the whole thing because the thief (whoever it is... I am so confused) got everything in my wallet and I had .5 before this entire transaction with the USB stick and the 7970 sale happened.

I thought you lost 3+ BTC, you only had .5 total?
member
Activity: 98
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 12:29:20 PM
You really have to be so careful and do everything you can to secure your coins. You should check out the thread about wallet safety.
sr. member
Activity: 431
Merit: 261
May 08, 2013, 11:49:04 AM
I'm glad to hear that all is well and that you got your coins back.
Did I miss something? I didn't see that he got his coins back...
member
Activity: 75
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 11:13:31 AM
It's a bit awkward I guess if someone says "Can I use your computer" and you have to say something like "Well, no, cos, erm.....", but I guess its the ony way.
Sorry your btc got stolen.
newbie
Activity: 7
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 11:08:38 AM
Sorry to hear what happened dude, but I wouldn't let a stranger use your pc, especially plug anything into your computer. As for encryption, use a random string as a password like 534jgkhfgSDFGergf34£%$&%egfs so it would be hard to brute force or dictionary attack.

That's going to be a bit of a pain to type in any time you need to use the wallet.
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 10:28:28 AM
He probably brougt a keylogger is my guess.
legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1018
May 08, 2013, 10:20:15 AM
Look at the bright side, at least you did not lose BTC25,000 (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-just-got-hacked-any-help-is-welcome-25000-btc-stolen-16457)
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 10:15:24 AM
 I will take more precautions now to protect my coins.
newbie
Activity: 15
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 10:14:18 AM
Whatever happened... it serves as a good warning for newbies to learn about security before getting too deep into the rabbit hole.
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 10:06:27 AM
 I'm glad to hear that all is well and that you got your coins back.
member
Activity: 83
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 09:50:27 AM
;/
edd
donator
Activity: 1414
Merit: 1002
May 08, 2013, 09:01:32 AM
eek, this is my biggest fear with these crypto currencies


Allowing someone unrestricted access to your computer is just asking for trouble even if you've never touched a crypto-currency.
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 07:34:31 AM

x1

you must use online wallet for more security  

*facepalm*

I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are.

=(


Sorry to hear about your troubles.
sr. member
Activity: 616
Merit: 300
May 08, 2013, 07:22:38 AM

x1

you must use online wallet for more security  

*facepalm*

I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are.
hero member
Activity: 882
Merit: 1006
May 08, 2013, 07:18:25 AM
you must use online wallet for more security  

*facepalm*

I'm not even going to begin to explain how wrong you are.
sr. member
Activity: 616
Merit: 300
May 08, 2013, 06:20:07 AM
jaysus, very sorry to hear m8, how much did you lose? just highlights the importance of securtity
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
May 08, 2013, 06:10:00 AM
eek, this is my biggest fear with these crypto currencies
newbie
Activity: 28
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 06:06:46 AM
You let a person you don't trust run an unknown program on your computer
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
May 08, 2013, 05:43:18 AM
you must use online wallet for more security 
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