• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

Where's My Bitcoin? "Cerber" Ransomware Starts Stealing Cryptocurrency Wallets

TheMailMan78

TheMailMan78

Big Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
22,599 (3.66/day)
Location
'Merica. The Great SOUTH!
System Specs
System Name TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s) MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage 256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s) LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s) Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores Benching is for bitches.
R-T-B said:
Completely false. The purpose of sha256 in bitcoin is well established. Its simply a hash comparitive as part of the proof of work. (In short, the idea is to get a really really small hash and know exactly how many attempts it took to get there. This solves the block, and is easily validatable). The idea that it's being used for anything else or some secret project is mathamatically and factually silly.

Bitcoin won't end tomorrow in a "single law" because as cdawall has pointed out, the government and its members are players at this point.
Click to expand...
The string of bodies over at Mt. Gox would disagree. Also on topic.....

http://mobile.devx.com/blog/agile/bitcoins-true-purpose.html

not that I would agree but it applies.
 
R-T-B

R-T-B

Supporter
Joined
Aug 20, 2007
Messages
20,789 (3.41/day)
System Specs
System Name Pioneer
Processor Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory 64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s) XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage 2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s) 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s) TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software Gentoo Linux x64
TheMailMan78 said:
The string of bodies over at Mt. Gox would disagree. Also on topic.....

http://mobile.devx.com/blog/agile/bitcoins-true-purpose.html

not that I would agree but it applies.
Click to expand...

What in the world does Mt Gox(which was a site hacking) or any of that have to do with the purpose of bitcoins PoW algorithm? Or if you mean in facilitating a law, how does what is effectively now old news make you think a law will be passed? If anything, the inaction is evidence to the contrary!

This seems like an incredible stretch to me that doesn't quite get there.
 
DeathtoGnomes

DeathtoGnomes

Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
8,122 (2.27/day)
Location
SE Michigan
System Specs
System Name Dumbass
Processor AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s) GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s) 1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s) onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply Corsair HX1000i
Mouse Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard Corsair K100
Software windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2
There were several bitcoin hacks since Mt.Gox. Not to mention a scam or two.

Edit:fisckt
 
Last edited:
R-T-B

R-T-B

Supporter
Joined
Aug 20, 2007
Messages
20,789 (3.41/day)
System Specs
System Name Pioneer
Processor Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory 64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s) XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage 2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s) 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s) TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software Gentoo Linux x64
DeathtoGnomes said:
There we several bitcoin hacks since Mt.Gox. Not to mention a scam or two.
Click to expand...

And still my point stands.

There were several before it as well by the way. It's still the biggest one to date (or was, I think some Ethereum thing recently took the cake)
 
DeathtoGnomes

DeathtoGnomes

Joined
Jul 16, 2014
Messages
8,122 (2.27/day)
Location
SE Michigan
System Specs
System Name Dumbass
Processor AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF gaming B650
Cooling Artic Liquid Freezer 2 - 420mm
Memory G.Skill Sniper 32gb DDR5 6000
Video Card(s) GreenTeam 4070 ti super 16gb
Storage Samsung EVO 500gb & 1Tb, 2tb HDD, 500gb WD Black
Display(s) 1x Nixeus NX_EDG27, 2x Dell S2440L (16:9)
Case Phanteks Enthoo Primo w/8 140mm SP Fans
Audio Device(s) onboard (realtek?) - SPKRS:Logitech Z623 200w 2.1
Power Supply Corsair HX1000i
Mouse Steeseries Esports Wireless
Keyboard Corsair K100
Software windows 10 H
Benchmark Scores https://i.imgur.com/aoz3vWY.jpg?2
R-T-B said:
And still my point stands.

There were several before it as well by the way. It's still the biggest one to date (or was, I think some Ethereum thing recently took the cake)
Click to expand...
I dont disagree with your point. Theft happens everyday in one form or another. The only reason those Bitcoin thefts made the news at all is because of the amounts stolen. Laws are very rarely changed just for 1 incident. If there was a real attempt to change (or create) the law, the lobbyists would use all known bitcoin thefts that appeared in the news as leverage to attempt to change it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top