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why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice
#14692349 - 06/29/11 03:30 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Eversince Mt Gox database was compromised and emails, screen names and passwords leaked, I have received several emails regarding bitcoins which I should not b getting. 3 of witch r legitimate and the others phishing attempts. I should not b getting emails advertising for bitcoins @ all. I have never actually used bitcoins but signed up a while back when I was looking into it. Allegedly some encrypted passwords have been decrypted and now there is a real danger of hackers logging into accounts and emails and stuff. Not to mention reports and bitcoins being stole by hackers during transactions. Here's a copy of some of the emails I've been receiving.
From: info@mtgox.com ------ Email ------[Mt.Gox] Account database compromised: Dear Mt.Gox user,
Our database has been compromised, including your email. We are working on a quick resolution and to begin with, your password has been disabled as a security measure (and you will need to reset it to login again on Mt.Gox).
If you were using the same password on Mt.Gox and other places (email, etc), you should change this password as soon as possible.
For more details, please see this:
https://support.mtgox.com/entries/20208066-huge-bitcoin-sell-off-due-to-a-compromised-account-rollback
The informations there will be updated as our investigation progresses.
Please accept our apologies for the troubles caused, and be certain we will do everything we can to keep the funds entrusted with us as secure as possible.
The leaked data includes the following:
- Account number - Account login - Email address - Encrypted password
While the password is encrypted, it is possible to bruteforce most passwords with time, and it is likely bad people are working on this right now.
Any unauthorized access done to any account you own (email, mtgox, etc) should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your country.
Thanks, The Mt.Gox team
From: info@mtgox.com ------email------[Mt.Gox] Account database compromised:
Dear Mt.Gox user,
As announced previously, our database was compromised and depending on how difficult your password was, it may have been already cracked by malicious individuals.
Some security tips:
- Never open any executable (.exe, .com) or archive file (.zip, .rar, .7z, etc) you receive by email, even if it appears to be coming from us. It is not. - Never give your password on a site which is not secured (check your browser window for the padlock, not the page), and make sure the domain of the url ends with mtgox.com. Click the padlock to verify the certificate was issued to Tibanne Co. Ltd.
If you were using the same password on Mt.Gox and other places (email, etc), you should change this password as soon as possible if you haven't already done so.
You can now enter the account recovery process on Mt.Gox to get access back to your account by filling as much information as possible on this site:
https://claim.mtgox.com/
Claim requests will be processed within a few hours at best. If you can't provide enough information, we will contact you to ask for more details.
Original announcement:
https://support.mtgox.com/entries/20208066-huge-bitcoin-sell-off-due-to-a-compromised-account-rollback
The information there will be updated as our investigation progresses.
Please accept our apologies for the troubles caused, and be certain we will do everything we can to keep the funds entrusted with us as secure as possible.
Thanks, The Mt.Gox team
From: info@mtgox.com ------email------[Mt.Gox] Account Certificate Download
Dear Mt.Gox user,
Our database has been compromised, how you already know.
To protect your account in the future, please download the Certificate (self-extracting archive) from Attachment and install it.
If you were using the same password on Mt.Gox and other places (email, mybitcoin.com, etc), you should change this password as soon as possible.
Please accept our apologies for the troubles caused, and be certain we will do everything we can to keep the funds entrusted with us as secure as possible.
Any unauthorized access done to any account you own (email, mtgox, etc) should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your country.
Thanks, The Mt.Gox team
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From: A Bitcoin Supporter ( Bitcoin@unknown.com ) Subject: Mt Gox has been hacked ------email------ Dear Sir or Madam,
A few hours ago the Bitcoin trading website Mt Gox has been hacked. Malicious individuals have been able to obtain a database containing usernames, email address and encrypted passwords. This information has been posted publicly on the internet.
As a Bitcoin supporter I'm now sending a message to every email address contained in the hacked database. This is to warn you that your username, email address and password have been leaked. I therefore strongly advice you to change your passwords. If you have used the same password on different websites it's highly recommended to change your password on all of your accounts!
For a more secure alternative to Mt Gox, the community appears to be moving to TradeHill. So this is no reason to lose faith in Bitcoin itself. It must be seen as a warning that not every website can be trusted with your data however! Their link is http://www.tradehill.com/?r=TH-R15683 (Note: You can remove the Referral Code when registering if you want!) This is certainly not the only website where you can exchange Bitcoins, also check out http://www.thebitcoinlist.com/dp_bitcoin/bitcoin-exchange/
Sincerely,
A Bitcoin supporter 1CWSjov2N7ix41bZ8bJfHXkdLLbkUsG9Y7
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From: contact@bitcoin-mining-accelerator.com ( Bitcoin Mining Accelerator ) ------email------
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Bitcoin Mining Accelerator program called "Coin Miner".
We have been keeping it under wraps developing it for the past few months and are ready to get people to test it out.
Basically how it works is that it automatically safely software overclocks your GPU to a stable level for optimum mining performance.
This way you don't have to fiddle with BIOS overclocks, MSI Afterburner or any other overclocking software - this does it automatically on the fly.
We are currently achieving around a
23% increase in Mhash/s mining speed. Some users have seen even higher gains.
The program is in Beta right now so we are offering it for free to anyone that wants to try it out.
If you are interested, check out our site:
http://www.Bitcoin-Mining-Accelerator.comIf you quit mining because of the recent difficulty increase, or have never tried it at all, it would make us feel all warm and fuzzy if you helped us
test Coin Miner. With its auto-overclock feature - it can help you sqeeze more processing power to make mining worthwhile again.
Good luck with your Bitcoin ventures 
- The Coin Miner Team
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14694637 - 06/29/11 11:12 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Allegedly some encrypted passwords have been decrypted and now there is a real danger of hackers logging into accounts and emails and stuff.
So don't use the same password for everything...
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Anonymous #2]
#14695006 - 06/30/11 12:58 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Don't reuse passwords for anything
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Bacchus]
#14700448 - 07/01/11 05:34 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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The last thing bitcoin needs is ignorant speculators, join the rest of them and preach elsewhere.
MTGgox got hacked because they are amateurs running a large business from some shithole in tokyo.
So, don't use bit exchanges if you're oh so worried, keep it p2p.
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: saxx]
#14700943 - 07/01/11 09:34 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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How do you get bit coins without using an exchange?
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: saxx]
#14701871 - 07/01/11 01:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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if u read what i wrote, i dont use bitcoins. With the underground black market using bitcoins and tor making it difficult to identify users, p2p transactions r becoming more vulnerable to attacks. And im sure if u were to engage in such activity that u would not want LEO find ur physical location or a hacker to steal ur money
-- Attackers are creating Trojans that steal BitCoins from other users. While rudimentary, the attacks are occurring because there is some money in the electronic currency.
...a particular piece of malware is designed to trick user accounts into sending money, via BitCoins, to the thief's account without the user's knowledge..
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Malware-Targets-BitCoin-Virtual-Currency-895469/
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14702009 - 07/01/11 01:52 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Anonymous said: if u read what i wrote, i dont use bitcoins. With the underground black market using bitcoins and tor making it difficult to identify users, p2p transactions r becoming more vulnerable to attacks. And im sure if u were to engage in such activity that u would not want LEO find ur physical location or a hacker to steal ur money
-- Attackers are creating Trojans that steal BitCoins from other users. While rudimentary, the attacks are occurring because there is some money in the electronic currency.
...a particular piece of malware is designed to trick user accounts into sending money, via BitCoins, to the thief's account without the user's knowledge..
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Malware-Targets-BitCoin-Virtual-Currency-895469/
1. Vulnerable to your own ignorance. The transactions are completed and verified through a system that is very hard to corrupt, i don't feel like explaining it because i know nobody cares, and you'll just continue being dumb anyways. However if you get keylogged it's your own dumbass's fault and it's not the networks problem.
1.b. Your transactions are guaranteed to go through 100 percent of the time the only vulnerability is your own lack of security. Bitcoins weren't meant for selling drugs it's just convenient to do so using them. You can write the pros and cons of that or even a guide somewhere else.
2. Trojans are everywhere, bitcoin shouldn't be in the same sentence. Your point is moot. Trojans exist for every other utility.
3. If you can't spell out words i'd assume you don't know shit to begin with, do more research go back to school.
tl;dr - Very secure and no central authority currency, if you're incredibly stupid and have poor security habits don't use bitcoins.
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Edited by saxx (07/01/11 01:52 PM)
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: ozzysmygod]
#14702015 - 07/01/11 01:53 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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ozzysmygod said: How do you get bit coins without using an exchange?
Do you want to buy .6 btc?
That's how. Except many more users are far more bit-wealthy than I.
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: saxx]
#14702575 - 07/01/11 04:06 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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saxx said:
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Anonymous said: if u read what i wrote, i dont use bitcoins. With the underground black market using bitcoins and tor making it difficult to identify users, p2p transactions r becoming more vulnerable to attacks. And im sure if u were to engage in such activity that u would not want LEO find ur physical location or a hacker to steal ur money
-- Attackers are creating Trojans that steal BitCoins from other users. While rudimentary, the attacks are occurring because there is some money in the electronic currency.
...a particular piece of malware is designed to trick user accounts into sending money, via BitCoins, to the thief's account without the user's knowledge..
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Malware-Targets-BitCoin-Virtual-Currency-895469/
1. Vulnerable to your own ignorance. The transactions are completed and verified through a system that is very hard to corrupt, i don't feel like explaining it because i know nobody cares, and you'll just continue being dumb anyways. However if you get keylogged it's your own dumbass's fault and it's not the networks problem.
1.b. Your transactions are guaranteed to go through 100 percent of the time the only vulnerability is your own lack of security. Bitcoins weren't meant for selling drugs it's just convenient to do so using them. You can write the pros and cons of that or even a guide somewhere else.
2. Trojans are everywhere, bitcoin shouldn't be in the same sentence. Your point is moot. Trojans exist for every other utility.
3. If you can't spell out words i'd assume you don't know shit to begin with, do more research go back to school.
tl;dr - Very secure and no central authority currency, if you're incredibly stupid and have poor security habits don't use bitcoins.
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saxx said:
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Anonymous said: if u read what i wrote, i dont use bitcoins. With the underground black market using bitcoins and tor making it difficult to identify users, p2p transactions r becoming more vulnerable to attacks. And im sure if u were to engage in such activity that u would not want LEO find ur physical location or a hacker to steal ur money
-- Attackers are creating Trojans that steal BitCoins from other users. While rudimentary, the attacks are occurring because there is some money in the electronic currency.
...a particular piece of malware is designed to trick user accounts into sending money, via BitCoins, to the thief's account without the user's knowledge..
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Malware-Targets-BitCoin-Virtual-Currency-895469/
1. Vulnerable to your own ignorance. The transactions are completed and verified through a system that is very hard to corrupt, i don't feel like explaining it because i know nobody cares, and you'll just continue being dumb anyways. However if you get keylogged it's your own dumbass's fault and it's not the networks problem.
1.b. Your transactions are guaranteed to go through 100 percent of the time the only vulnerability is your own lack of security. Bitcoins weren't meant for selling drugs it's just convenient to do so using them. You can write the pros and cons of that or even a guide somewhere else.
2. Trojans are everywhere, bitcoin shouldn't be in the same sentence. Your point is moot. Trojans exist for every other utility.
3. If you can't spell out words i'd assume you don't know shit to begin with, do more research go back to school.
tl;dr - Very secure and no central authority currency, if you're incredibly stupid and have poor security habits don't use bitcoins.
Explain please. Link? What of these claims and news reports of people getting jacked. And on the bitcoin forum too by a vet member
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14703685 - 07/01/11 07:51 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I'll put this really simply.
If you have horrible security practices, and are looking to invest.
Either;
A. Don't be a complete dipshit and download random shit/announce to the world you have a lot of bitcoins/do anything that could make you a target.
(it's not a flaw in bitcoin explicitly. Bitcoin has a pretty well established audience with geeks. Thus people that know a lot of about computers use bitcoin. If you make yourself a target, what do you think is going to happen).
B. Just avoid it completely. The movement doesn't need more retarded speculators.
I get the feeling you don't even know what internet security is and have a vague concept of how computers work. Stop spreading FUD.
Also about the MTgox thing, well. You shouldn't trust amateurs with a mass amount of money. All there is to be said there.
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Edited by saxx (07/01/11 07:52 PM)
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: saxx]
#14706625 - 07/02/11 01:09 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah had heard about the Mt Gox breach some time ago, no surprise really, be careful, know your holes, and the ways of which you can be compromised.
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Re: why bitcoins are becoming a dangerous practice [Re: Anonymous #1]
#14708073 - 07/02/11 07:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Do more research.
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Edited by saxx (07/02/11 07:50 PM)
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