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Support => Technical support => Topic started by: badinage on January 11, 2013, 03:31 am
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I changed my password and PIN on my silk road account right before transferring bitcoins to it (as the buyers guide recommends doing). I saved the password and PIN to a text document. I had the original password and pin saved in text documents that were saved in a password protected RAR file. I delete the text file after logging in to silk road so that the only copy is in the rar file. I forgot to rezip the edited document with the changed password and pin and deleted the document as I usually do. I'm a dumbass. Who do I contact about this? Please tell me I didn't fuck myself out of the bitcoins I just transferred :(
I have tried using a few file recovery programs to no avail.
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So you don't have your password nor your PIN for your account?
Without your password, I'm not sure there's much you can do. Hit up SR Support and present your case. Give them as much info as you can to prove that the account you're trying to get into is actually yours. Mention the exact name and how much bitcoin was in it. They might be able to let you in, I'm not sure.
http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/messages/send_message/104259
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I did this right before posting this topic. I included previous password+pin, bitcoins in account, previous transactions, people I was pming with, etc. I'm most worried that they just aren't able to reset passwords. Does anyone know if they have this ability and if they are responsive? Freaking out right now :(
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UPDATE: I opened silk road on my phone and my account with my bitcoins on it is still logged in! However I still don't know my pass/pin. How do I go about getting these reset? I'm trying to find the answer quickly in case I get logged out on my phone for some reason.
Thank you!
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Message the fuckin support, they are the only ones who can help you. No one on here can.
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i too have forgotten my PIN. sent a message to SR suppot but, i guess im gonna have to wait till at least monday for a reply ... man im tweeking right now xD
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You guys are just like my friend. He came up with a brilliant password and pin combination that Law Enforcement would never be able to guess. Of course, he couldn't remember it either LOL.
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You guys are just like my friend. He came up with a brilliant password and pin combination that Law Enforcement would never be able to guess. Of course, he couldn't remember it either LOL.
PMSL xD
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I changed my password and PIN on my silk road account right before transferring bitcoins to it (as the buyers guide recommends doing). I saved the password and PIN to a text document. I had the original password and pin saved in text documents that were saved in a password protected RAR file. I delete the text file after logging in to silk road so that the only copy is in the rar file. I forgot to rezip the edited document with the changed password and pin and deleted the document as I usually do. I'm a dumbass. Who do I contact about this? Please tell me I didn't fuck myself out of the bitcoins I just transferred :(
I have tried using a few file recovery programs to no avail.
The Buyer's Guide does not recommend that you change your password and PIN before transferring Bitcoin to your account.
It recommends doing so only if you registered on a fake site pretending to be Silk Road; the reason for this is that a recent phishing site allowed logins and sign-ups to the real Silk Road by re-directing the information entered into the phishing page to the real Silk Road login / sign-up pages, effectively gaining access to your account the second you created it.
Phishing
Phishing is a technique used by hackers to trick you into giving them your password and PIN. It is a serious problem on hidden services because the URL is so hard to remember and can be imitated. Fake URLs are often advertised on the hidden wiki and wikipedia.org. If you registered on a fake site pretending to be Silk Road, your account will be compromised and your money stolen. We HIGHLY recommend that you change your PIN and password before making your first deposit, just to be sure. Don't be another victim, change your PIN!
There is NO need to change your password and PIN before transferring BTC to your account unless you signed up from a fake site.
- grahamgreene