11/19/2014

If you are the hacker who was using my computer the night before last and took approx 50 of my Bitcoins: nice work, seriously. Can you please return them? They were a combination of wedding gifts and years of saving. (info inside)


I’ve been thinking about all the ways you could have found the necessary passwords to get into my computer and actually be using it overnight. None of them too easy. You put some pieces together in a pretty clever way and worked around my many accounts with 2fa. You maybe even had privileged access to something in order to get my credentials including multiple passwords. Or maybe I was just galactically stupid and it wasn’t that hard afterall. Anyway. Wow.. Seriously, Kudos.


Funny story: you would have had more time browsing my computer & email (I saw you searched my gmail for “bitcoin”) before I killed the connection if you woudn’t have accidentally un-paused the TV episode my wife had paused before we went to bed. We heard the noise of a show across the house and got up. You had already gotten my wallet backup file though, you were quick, but I suppose you would have found much more given time.


The funds were comprised of wedding gifts and a not-insignificant portion of my salary invested over the past year.. and some hobbyist mining. This one really hurts.. like I got punched in the gut and betrayed by a friend.


To be sure you have the right person: Here are the 2 tx’s where you emptied my wallet


http://ift.tt/1uS97Di


http://ift.tt/1F4E626


Here’s a signature of the title of this reddit post from one address from that wallet: 12V4dq4Y3sMk1WUmQSuiCA5wK8RPWAwMw7


HM+X0sKK7dWc1p5nesQxU96YQcMdQnOwbY+uBs6i+WM7v0wH7NuaiKc/LdoVfFypvgqN7OwdVdg/qqGHFJGoUF8=


Here are the 2 addresses you sent the coins to. (not there anymore)


http://ift.tt/1uS98XH


http://ift.tt/1F4E4HA


And, here’s where you can return funds to me (some or all are much appreciated):


18MecUVBiwLqqVgHqK44HNXe2CUvapuNyA


Thank you so much.. AND. Thank you for the life lessons. They are well learned.


Sincerely,


Well, you know who I am..


edit: Summary of lessons learned



  • Remote Control solfware (i.e. TeamViewer) does not belong on a computer where you may have browser windows open or important files.

  • For God's sake do not re-use common passwords for such a thing as remote control software, and Bitcoin wallet encryption.

  • STOP having Blockchain.info send wallet backups via email - they are not 2-factor protected.

  • Use Paper offline Wallets for significant amounts of Bitcoin -not tomorrow, not next month. Start immediately.


edit: BTC-e is the exchange someone has identified as where my funds went. Any tips on contacting them or do you think they would cooperate? http://ift.tt/11DV0Xg







Submitted November 19, 2014 at 09:39PM by LostCoinsKickingSelf http://ift.tt/1xQi4Nc