Yes, you've been hacked.
This is why many of us have been recommending offline wallets for a couple of years now.
Is it possible you've never heard of offline wallets?
Topic: wtf? i woke up and it says my bitcoin got sent to some one's address - page 3. (Read 3806 times)
February 01, 2014, 08:12:10 PM
February 01, 2014, 08:09:18 PM
yea im running windows but how does that even happen. im 99.9% sure i dont have a key logger. i work in IT and im not that dumb to get a virus and stuff that easily. they would need to have my my wallet in order to send themselves bitcoin right? it is password protected. im using multi-bit
Maybe you are lucky enough to have a zero day malware which just go into the wild. So your malware signatures doesn't have it yet.
February 01, 2014, 08:01:36 PM
yea im running windows but how does that even happen. im 99.9% sure i dont have a key logger. i work in IT and im not that dumb to get a virus and stuff that easily. they would need to have my my wallet in order to send themselves bitcoin right? it is password protected. im using multi-bit
Don't underestimate hackers, they become more and more crafty everyday.
Keylogger, they could also have used their mining rig to crack the password if it was weak enough.
February 01, 2014, 07:59:10 PM
its on my computer
Let me guess, you are running Windows.
Never use Windows to store your wallets.
February 01, 2014, 07:59:03 PM
yea im running windows but how does that even happen. im 99.9% sure i dont have a key logger. i work in IT and im not that dumb to get a virus and stuff that easily. they would need to have my my wallet in order to send themselves bitcoin right? it is password protected. im using multi-bit
They would just need the private key(s). Hopefully you don't have a virus or key logger but the odds are you have some type of malware given that is how most people lose bitcoin.
February 01, 2014, 07:58:47 PM
If it's more than you could stand losing keep it secure and offline. With a cold wallet generated on an offline computer.
I'm going to open a safety deposit box for my Bitcoins and keep the coins distributed across several cold wallets stored in the box.
I'm going to open a safety deposit box for my Bitcoins and keep the coins distributed across several cold wallets stored in the box.
February 01, 2014, 07:56:04 PM
yea im running windows but how does that even happen. im 99.9% sure i dont have a key logger. i work in IT and im not that dumb to get a virus and stuff that easily. they would need to have my my wallet in order to send themselves bitcoin right? it is password protected. im using multi-bit
February 01, 2014, 07:53:50 PM
You may have malware on your computer. Was the wallet locked? What software was it? Was it a brain wallet? Lots of variables, but you should assume that your machine is compromised.
If you have other bitcoins, it would be smart to move them to a new address using a safe machine in order to protect them. Are you running Windows?
If you have other bitcoins, it would be smart to move them to a new address using a safe machine in order to protect them. Are you running Windows?
February 01, 2014, 07:52:46 PM
its on my computer
Let me guess, you are running Windows.
Never use Windows to store your wallets.
February 01, 2014, 07:51:28 PM
its on my computer
February 01, 2014, 07:50:43 PM
It looks like it. You may have a key logger. Where was this wallet? If it was a web wallet did you have two factor authentication on? If on your own machine, you will want to check it. I didn't retype the outgoing address to look at it.
February 01, 2014, 07:46:19 PM
did i get hacked? how would they of hacked into my wallet?
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