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1400 Bitcoins Stolen

15 points by LopRabbit 6y ago

aphroz 6y ago
The transaction: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/ef600c380a239d9b929c6c964deaf7060e309750950a516cee65576232b0c53c https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/ef600c380a239d9b929c6c964d...
- rad_gruchalski 6y ago
  €12.3m, ouch.
RandomBacon 6y ago
Either I have a severe case of deja vu, or isn't this specific type of attack on this particular wallet old news? I guess people are still using outdated software?
- jki275 6y ago
  It's very old news. He must have run a very old unpatched version of the software.
smabie 6y ago
Can bitcoins be stolen? As in, don't they belong to whoever can access them. What makes a bitcoin mine besides that? Like if I guess your hash and transfer them, is that illegal?
- dudus 6y ago
  It's a phishing strategy to get the user to install a malware version of the client that sends their coins to somewhere else. Nothing crazy interesting. Just comes to show thieves will keep up with tech
- Proven 6y ago
  Some people would say bitcoins are impossible to "own" and it's hard to argue against that (and that makes the concepts of "investing in bitcoin", "protecting your wealth", "bitcoin as store of value" moot). You cannot prevent access to "your" bitcoins and they're by definition copied to computers all over world as that's how bitcoin works. Once you willingly put your digital property on the internet it's hard to argue it's your property that you meant to protect. 14 million? Meh. Easy come, easy go. Maybe the coins were acquired for $14 bucks back in 2012.
- aaron695 6y ago
  > As in, don't they belong to whoever can access them No. If it steal your physical $ do I own them? ( I think the bank technically owns it, but same point ) > if I guess your hash Not possible. But let's say you are amazing at mathematics and through hard work do, then that would be up to a judge. I'm not sure a 51% attack is legal. I'd say not. This attack linked is absolutely illegal and jail time.
rasz 6y ago
>Value when transacted $NaN and nothing of value was lost

15 points by LopRabbit 6y ago

The transaction: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/ef600c380a239d9b929c6c964deaf7060e309750950a516cee65576232b0c53c https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/ef600c380a239d9b929c6c964d...

rad_gruchalski 6y ago
€12.3m, ouch.

RandomBacon 6y ago

Either I have a severe case of deja vu, or isn't this specific type of attack on this particular wallet old news? I guess people are still using outdated software?

jki275 6y ago
It's very old news. He must have run a very old unpatched version of the software.

smabie 6y ago

Can bitcoins be stolen? As in, don't they belong to whoever can access them. What makes a bitcoin mine besides that? Like if I guess your hash and transfer them, is that illegal?

dudus 6y ago
It's a phishing strategy to get the user to install a malware version of the client that sends their coins to somewhere else. Nothing crazy interesting. Just comes to show thieves will keep up with tech
Proven 6y ago
Some people would say bitcoins are impossible to "own" and it's hard to argue against that (and that makes the concepts of "investing in bitcoin", "protecting your wealth", "bitcoin as store of value" moot). You cannot prevent access to "your" bitcoins and they're by definition copied to computers all over world as that's how bitcoin works. Once you willingly put your digital property on the internet it's hard to argue it's your property that you meant to protect. 14 million? Meh. Easy come, easy go. Maybe the coins were acquired for $14 bucks back in 2012.
aaron695 6y ago
> As in, don't they belong to whoever can access them No. If it steal your physical $ do I own them? ( I think the bank technically owns it, but same point ) > if I guess your hash Not possible. But let's say you are amazing at mathematics and through hard work do, then that would be up to a judge. I'm not sure a 51% attack is legal. I'd say not. This attack linked is absolutely illegal and jail time.

rasz 6y ago

>Value when transacted $NaN and nothing of value was lost