03-17-2022, 02:39 AM
Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to t
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/703O3y1EHbm6AQ2aXiYpLsibFKKa83V3l-RsTEZJGEc.jpg" alt="Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer." title="Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>An unfortunate <a href="https://swapzone.io/currencies/bitcoin?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=promo">Bitcoin (BTC)</a> user was duped out of 0.255 BTC, almost $10,000, due to malware running on their computer. </p> <p>Louis Nel, a tech blogger and crypto enthusiast, flagged the issue on Twitter, referring to his friend as ‘C.’</p> <p>Bitcoin was sent from Kraken to VALR, a South African exchange,” however, “malware running on his computer intercepted the copied data and inserted a new wallet address when he pasted this without realizing.”</p> <p>VALR exchange confirmed that the wallet address does not belong to them; in further warning signs, Nel added that “there are nine transactions into that wallet, so others have been duped as well.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8b5gd5uhxpn81.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=378db39b2f904c10a85467d9a55dd8cf8398059c">https://preview.redd.it/8b5gd5uhxpn81.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=378db39b2f904c10a85467d9a55dd8cf8398059c</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SwapzoneIO"> /u/SwapzoneIO </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/703O3y1EHbm6AQ2aXiYpLsibFKKa83V3l-RsTEZJGEc.jpg" alt="Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer." title="Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer." /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>An unfortunate <a href="https://swapzone.io/currencies/bitcoin?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=promo">Bitcoin (BTC)</a> user was duped out of 0.255 BTC, almost $10,000, due to malware running on their computer. </p> <p>Louis Nel, a tech blogger and crypto enthusiast, flagged the issue on Twitter, referring to his friend as ‘C.’</p> <p>Bitcoin was sent from Kraken to VALR, a South African exchange,” however, “malware running on his computer intercepted the copied data and inserted a new wallet address when he pasted this without realizing.”</p> <p>VALR exchange confirmed that the wallet address does not belong to them; in further warning signs, Nel added that “there are nine transactions into that wallet, so others have been duped as well.</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/8b5gd5uhxpn81.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=378db39b2f904c10a85467d9a55dd8cf8398059c">https://preview.redd.it/8b5gd5uhxpn81.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=378db39b2f904c10a85467d9a55dd8cf8398059c</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/SwapzoneIO"> /u/SwapzoneIO </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/tfe1gl/bitcoin_stealing_malware_a_bitcoin_user_was/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>Kind Regards R