Topic: Phishing Attempts to be aware of - page 2. (Read 4234 times)
got that too funny stuff
Always keep an antivirus (I use avg) on a PC holding or transferring bitcoins. If you lose your bitcoins, your loss, whereas with a bank they usually refund any fraudulent transactions. ESPECIALLY if you are actually holding the bitcoin wallet on your harddrive, like bitcoin-qt. Never open any suspicious emails, and use common sense.
the best is that you run as well some registry cleaner to be sure !
hey guys, yesterday i clicked that jar file ( yes I am an Idiot). Good thing I have last line of defenses (2-Factor Authentication, encryption) on every coins related programs and websites. I deleted the file right away, but I am still worried something hidden program is still there on my pc. could you guys please help me how to scan and remove it? i ran anti-virus programs like malware bytes and AVG and they showed that file is "clean". I am confused now. please help.
Wouldn't it be easy for someone to figure out who owned that url and charge him with conspiracy to hacking and stealing?
Not that easy if the server is hosted abroad. It is hard make some countries cooperate with your justice.
Plus I guess the url was registered using fake data
Please post any phishing scams that you have seen related to bitcoin. I first started this thread to notify people of a blockchain.info phishing attempt, and the original post is below, and after other people started posting other phishing emails I decided to move it to beginners and help to help others to not fall victim to these scams. Always be careful, general tips are to check the original email sender, and whenever you click a link, check the URL at the top. Usually people say to check if there is a green lock, but I hate this rule. Anyone can buy a green lock for about 2$, so you have to click on the green look and make sure it is the website you are looking for.
That is a good idea.
For those interested, you can also check https://blog.blockchain.com/security-alerts/ to find some more historical examples of phishing attempts.
Really ? blockchain.info is scam ? or blockchain.imfo ??
I need to careful about it .
I need to careful about it .
blockchain.info is the legit one.
You should bookmark the site, and never use a seemingly correct link you find in email to log in your account.
Guys do you want to make an official phishing topic, to notify others? I can move this (I don't know what is a good subcategory for this).
I think this thread should go to Beginners & Help section since there too many newbies unaware (or even dont know) about this stuff.
Guys do you want to make an official phishing topic, to notify others? I can move this (I don't know what is a good subcategory for this).
I think this thread should go to Beginners & Help section since there too many newbies unaware (or even dont know) about this stuff.
Guys do you want to make an official phishing topic, to notify others? I can move this (I don't know what is a good subcategory for this).
(I'm posting about the invoice jars in this thread because it's the only thread on bitcointalk that mentions it)
It's not just cloudhashing.com, it seems as though somebody got into the mailing servers (or at least spoofed them, but it looks legit) of various large/largish bitcoin websites, i got one from btc-e.
I got an email from both btc-e.com and cloudhashing.com with this invoice_772.jar
Actually, cloudhashing.com was invoice_773.jar
BTC-E:
Cloudhashing:
If somebody would like me to upload these jars somewhere so you can take a look at them, PM me and I'll send you a link.
It's not just cloudhashing.com, it seems as though somebody got into the mailing servers (or at least spoofed them, but it looks legit) of various large/largish bitcoin websites, i got one from btc-e.
I got an email from both btc-e.com and cloudhashing.com with this invoice_772.jar
Actually, cloudhashing.com was invoice_773.jar
BTC-E:
Cloudhashing:
If somebody would like me to upload these jars somewhere so you can take a look at them, PM me and I'll send you a link.
Someone get the registrar and report this. This should be stopped, many people will lose btc.
I've reported to the registrar(123-reg.co.uk) but they refer me to the actual host, that is webfusion.com. Now I'm still waiting for reply. Feel free to spam them at [email protected] 
Also guys a tip for the future, always be careful of the capital I in emails and links, it looks the exact same as a lowercase L and is almost impossible to spot if you don't check it.
This is really much too common. You should always use common sense when clicking on links, regardless if you are involved in bitcoin or not.
These people are cold as ice to scam in the name of such a backbone bitcoin website.
In the past week I've gotten identical "Invoice Payment Confirmation" emails from "Cloudhashing" and "Cointerra".
No text in the email -- just an attachment with a file called "invoice_772.jar"
Seems a phishing attempt too.
No text in the email -- just an attachment with a file called "invoice_772.jar"
Seems a phishing attempt too.
I too received fake invoice .JAR files from those two companies, but im a customer of both of those companies. Are you ALSO a customer of those companies as well? Or are they just random 'bitcoin related' companies being used to spoof the emails to try and get you to click the .jar files.
its annoying that my antivirus didnt pickup a threat in the .JAR file when there clearly is. No doubt its something to assist in extracting bitcoins or private keys or something.
Easy way to prevent phishing attacks like this is to hide your email address on your bitcointalk.org profile guy's
I always double triple quadruple check. Paranoia crew.
I also got this, I posted a thread about it in the trading discussion board.
Really ? blockchain.info is scam ? or blockchain.imfo ??
I need to careful about it .
I need to careful about it .
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