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> It's beta software that is quite appealing to hackers because there are money involved, so attacks or flaws like these should've been expected. You don't see
by sorbus 15y ago
> It's beta software that is quite appealing to hackers because there are money involved, so attacks or flaws like these should've been expected.
You don't seem clear about the attack: the hackers copied the wallet file from the person, and then used the information in it to move bitcoins. This is exactly as the system is designed to function - allowing people to back up their wallets, or transfer them to another computer. Essentially, any computer with a wallet on it that is also compromised by viruses, trojans, or other malware is at risk of losing any bitcoins stored in the wallet.