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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: ted25i on April 28, 2013, 09:23 pm
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Hello again. Yesterday, after the attack on the site, my coins disappeared from my account. At first I thought it was a problem with the site since it was running so slow. Then today, I've checked my account history and there was a withdrawal. Lucky for me it wasn't too much (0.36 BTC) but I wanted to use them today and now they are gone.
The thing is, I'm pretty sure I don't have keyloggers and 99% sure I'm using the right address (I have it memorized). What else could it be so I don't make the same mistake again? It worries me that they got the password (which WAS easy to guess) but they also got the PIN.
I will reset everything and I think Ill set up a laptop with tails for my tor activities (using windows right now) but it still worries me that there could be other ways of hacking accounts that can't be prevented.
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The most common reason for losing your coins is having accessed SR via a phishing site. You haven't use the hidden wiki to access SR or any other link page have you?
Did add a PIN number to your account? The PIN number that is needed to complete any order or transfer of BTC from your account.
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Yep, anyone wanting to move your coins would need your account password AND your PIN. It's likely that at some point, you logged in via a phishing link and provided your PIN.
Change your password immediately.
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I'll do it as soon as the site goes up, and I hope it doesn't happen again :(
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I'll do it as soon as the site goes up, and I hope it doesn't happen again :(
As long as you set a strong passphrase and a strong PIN, and then never provide that PIN anywhere other than your account page on SR, then it won't happen again.