alexalex Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Trojan stealing Bitcoin users' wallets, says Symantec Bitcoins have become popular as an alternative to government-controlled currencies, but a new Trojan seems to be specifically targeting Bitcoin wallets in an attempt to steal funds, security firm Symantec warns. The news follows reports earlier this week of a Bitcoin user being hacked to the tune of 25,000 bitcoins, or about $500,000 USD. Symantec says that the 'Infostealer.Coinbit' Trojan aims to find your wallet file and then mail it to the attacker. There is also similar code which looks for the file, but uses FTP to transfer it to the attacker's servers. With this file, the user can then use a 'brute-force attack' to break in and pilfer the user's coins.... http://www.betanews.com/article/Trojan-stealing-Bitcoin-users-wallets-says-Symantec/1308345951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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