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UsherTechs

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Quote from: gringote on July 14, 2019, 06:09:30 PM

I too was hacked from a vanity wallet. I made two wallets, one for me and one for my 6 year old son. Both wallets were emptied and the funds sent to the same address on the same day. Over 1.2 BTC stolen. I had doubts about the security when I made the wallets. I should have trusted my instincts.
I have been in the crypto space long enough to know that nothing can be done about this. If anybody thinks otherwise let me know.

https://ushertechs.com/the-bitcoinvanitygen-scam

gringote

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I too was hacked from a vanity wallet. I made two wallets, one for me and one for my 6 year old son. Both wallets were emptied and the funds sent to the same address on the same day. Over 1.2 BTC stolen. I had doubts about the security when I made the wallets. I should have trusted my instincts.
I have been in the crypto space long enough to know that nothing can be done about this. If anybody thinks otherwise let me know.

stergium

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You got information wrong.
ThePiachu runs the vanitypool.appspot.com and not this https://bitcoinvanity.appspot.com/
Technically , while split key seems a pretty secure way , there is always the possiblity for an untrustworthy site to store the keys and re use the address.
NOT something that is happening on vanitypool.appspot.com IMO.
Your next step should be to move your funds from this address , remove it completely from your wallet and use the legitimate service of Thepiachu (the "slush" of vanity address)

Icardi09

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i got hacked too Angry

this is ANN thread -> https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-free-bitcoin-vanity-address-generation-website-118968
the say someone hacked their system Huh

MICRO

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Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 08:54:05 PM

Quote from: MICRO on March 26, 2014, 04:11:12 PM

Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

Well yes i will agree that we were stupid but than u can't thrust this site eather https://www.bitaddress.org , right ? U can't thrust nobody, vanaty pool was well known, they were supposed to be legit, AND NOT STORE keys, that should be java, and have no memory but well.....

You can trust bitaddress.org. It's open source, so you're free to look at the code if you wish, unlike the place that charged you money to take your money (the vanity address website).

Also, you can run bitaddress.org as a single html file offline on a linux USB so that you know that nobody is stealing your coins and you're safe from malware. bitaddress.org is a much more preferrable alternative to having someone else give you a private key and saying "I promise I won't take your money". I've been using it for cold storage wallets for a year now.

Well tnx alot, but i don't have anything to store now. Irony ! Well expensive lesson learned !

RGBKey

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Quote from: MICRO on March 26, 2014, 04:11:12 PM

Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

Well yes i will agree that we were stupid but than u can't thrust this site eather https://www.bitaddress.org , right ? U can't thrust nobody, vanaty pool was well known, they were supposed to be legit, AND NOT STORE keys, that should be java, and have no memory but well.....

You can trust bitaddress.org. It's open source, so you're free to look at the code if you wish, unlike the place that charged you money to take your money (the vanity address website).

Also, you can run bitaddress.org as a single html file offline on a linux USB so that you know that nobody is stealing your coins and you're safe from malware. bitaddress.org is a much more preferrable alternative to having someone else give you a private key and saying "I promise I won't take your money". I've been using it for cold storage wallets for a year now.

MICRO

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Quote from: ActualAdviceBTC on March 26, 2014, 07:49:28 PM

Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 12:29:08 PM

Don't be stupid, the keys are made piecewise so that YOU are the only person with they key. I have been using a key from them and I have no problem with it, talk to ThePiachu, he runs the site. If somebody stole money from you it's entirely your fault.

Jeez, stupid this, idiot that. You're real helpful bud, maybe go ahead and bark at some dogs while you're at it

Well he is right. But if u can't thrust nobody then we can't thrust web wallets, or any other wallet , or anything... I can't get over it ... Sad

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ActualAdviceBTC

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Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 12:29:08 PM

Don't be stupid, the keys are made piecewise so that YOU are the only person with they key. I have been using a key from them and I have no problem with it, talk to ThePiachu, he runs the site. If somebody stole money from you it's entirely your fault.

Jeez, stupid this, idiot that. You're real helpful bud, maybe go ahead and bark at some dogs while you're at it

mdzedzej

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yea i was stupid to trust a free vanity address

MICRO

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Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 03:20:27 PM

Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

Well yes i will agree that we were stupid but than u can't thrust this site eather https://www.bitaddress.org , right ? U can't thrust nobody, vanaty pool was well known, they were supposed to be legit, AND NOT STORE keys, that should be java, and have no memory but well.....

RGBKey

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Oh, my bad, I thought that you guys wouldn't be stupid enough to let other people generate your keys directly for you. My mistake. What idiot pays someone else that has a copy of their private key?

mdzedzej

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blockchain support posted so i edited the post

MICRO

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Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 12:29:08 PM

Don't be stupid, the keys are made piecewise so that YOU are the only person with they key. I have been using a key from them and I have no problem with it, talk to ThePiachu, he runs the site. If somebody stole money from you it's entirely your fault.

ALL ADRESSES ON THAT LIST ARE VANATY ADDRESSES MADE ON THAT SITE !

My other addyes are untouched on same wallet, i have backup and private keys for all of them in same place , if somebody hacked ME , he would get all my balance , not ONLY form that vanaty addy .

Sad thing is i had 90% of money on that address .

mdzedzej

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as you can see if you look at the blockchain it was all vanity wallets that had funds drained

including two of mine and a few people i know who also used the same generator

mdzedzej

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Quote from: RGBKey on March 26, 2014, 12:29:08 PM

Don't be stupid, the keys are made piecewise so that YOU are the only person with they key. I have been using a key from them and I have no problem with it, talk to ThePiachu, he runs the site. If somebody stole money from you it's entirely your fault.

so someone stealing other peoples money is entirely OUR fault lol i dont think so bro, no offense but now 13 BTC stolen is somehow peoples fault and the only thing connecting all of us is the vanity wallets made by this site.

RGBKey

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Don't be stupid, the keys are made piecewise so that YOU are the only person with they key. I have been using a key from them and I have no problem with it, talk to ThePiachu, he runs the site. If somebody stole money from you it's entirely your fault.

MICRO

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I LOST MONEY THE SAME WAY !!! IN THAT TRANSACTION !!! ALL I HAD !!!

WHo ever made addresss on that site https://bitcoinvanity.appspot.com/ MOVE UR MONEY FROM IT ASAP!!!!

mdzedzej

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me either the only thing i have done is use the private address for the vanity wallet which was drained

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Quote from: mdzedzej on March 26, 2014, 11:39:15 AM

a bot net requires either the site or your computer to have the RAT or Bot installed on it

I haven't downloaded or installed anything on my computer in months.

mdzedzej

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a bot net requires either the site or your computer to have the RAT or Bot installed on it

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