Topic: shojayxt account verified to have been hacked (Read 401 times)
The account indeed looks hacked. Banned it to prevent misuse. Follow these steps to recover your account: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/recovering-hacked-accounts-or-accounts-with-lost-passwords-497545
You should move this to meta.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
You should move this to meta.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
It was the Vermo wallet. I couldn't get it to compile in a linux virtualbox so I scanned the windows wallet with virustotal. It came back clean so like an idiot I ran it on my machine without using virtual box because I didn't have a windows instance already setup and I was lazy. It was a stupid mistake that hopefully others won't make. You can search in the altcoin announcement thread and see that the Vermo wallet was indeed a virus and that others were affected as well.
Fortunately I enable 2fa on all my accounts if it is available. Unfortunately BTC does not have 2fa capabilities.
Etymology
From Latin vermis. Compare Italian verme, Sicilian vemmu.
Noun
vermo m (plural vermi)
1.worm
I know hindsight is 20/20 but... wow.
Thanks for sharing your story. Hopefully if will serve as a warning to others.
Everyone involved should give this VERMO user negative trust.
You should move this to meta.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
You should move this to meta.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
It was the Vermo wallet. I couldn't get it to compile in a linux virtualbox so I scanned the windows wallet with virustotal. It came back clean so like an idiot I ran it on my machine without using virtual box because I didn't have a windows instance already setup and I was lazy. It was a stupid mistake that hopefully others won't make. You can search in the altcoin announcement thread and see that the Vermo wallet was indeed a virus and that others were affected as well.
Fortunately I enable 2fa on all my accounts if it is available. Unfortunately BTC does not have 2fa capabilities.
You should move this to meta.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
Also it would be nice to know the wallet which was infected.
Not a link; just the name.
My account has been hacked. Do not conduct any business with the user shojayxt. It is not me. After years of strict discipline regarding running downloaded wallets by running them only in virtualbox I bypassed that step and contracted a virus that allowed a hacker to gain access to my system. It was then that my account was compromised.
A few words of caution.
VIRUSTOTAL DOES NOT IDENTIFY ALL THREATS AND SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED!
NEVER RUN ANY WALLET ON YOUR SYSTEM IF IT ISN'T ISOLATED USING METHODS SUCH AS VIRTUAL BOX.
ALWAYS KEEP BACKUPS OF ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE SO YOU CAN WIPE YOUR SYSTEM AFTER BEING COMPROMISED AND STILL HAVE YOUR DATA.
ALWAYS USE 2FA IF POSSIBLE ON ALL OF YOUR ACCOUNTS. This likely saved me a significant amount of grief as I have all of my accounts that provide it protected by 2fa.
This has been an eye opening experience and one I do not wish to go through again.
JUST TO REPEAT:
A few words of caution.
VIRUSTOTAL DOES NOT IDENTIFY ALL THREATS AND SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED!
NEVER RUN ANY WALLET ON YOUR SYSTEM IF IT ISN'T ISOLATED USING METHODS SUCH AS VIRTUAL BOX.
ALWAYS KEEP BACKUPS OF ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE SO YOU CAN WIPE YOUR SYSTEM AFTER BEING COMPROMISED AND STILL HAVE YOUR DATA.
ALWAYS USE 2FA IF POSSIBLE ON ALL OF YOUR ACCOUNTS. This likely saved me a significant amount of grief as I have all of my accounts that provide it protected by 2fa.
This has been an eye opening experience and one I do not wish to go through again.
JUST TO REPEAT:
THE ACCOUNT "SHOJAYXT" HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND IS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A HACKER.
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