whonew Posted January 19, 2014 ID:780109 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I was reading about bit coins and trying to understand that concept, mostly by opinion's of others. What would stop hackers from using your machine to keep their stash? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whonew Posted January 21, 2014 Author ID:780732 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I was asking if your machine could be used by others for bit coins . Is there a place to read up on what that system is all about and how to obtain them for I have heard that stores are now taking them . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weyoun Posted January 23, 2014 ID:781678 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi whonew, Yes, your machine could be infected and used to mine BitCoins for other people. There is an article from 2013 in the Malwarebytes blog about it called "Ransomeware Puts Your System To Work Mining BitCoins". There are probably other articles about it too, but I don't remember all the links . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whonew Posted January 31, 2014 Author ID:784907 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's enough for those of us born before 1956 to want to unplug for good. Thank you Weyoun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malwarezero Posted February 2, 2014 ID:786025 Share Posted February 2, 2014 That's enough for those of us born before 1956 to want to unplug for good. Thank you WeyounYou must remember, however, whether or not you use Bitcoins you can get that infection. You may as well use BTC if you want to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 3, 2014 Root Admin ID:786224 Share Posted February 3, 2014 The use of Bitcoins itself is not going to infect your computer. There are certainly attacks that attempt to either steal or use your computer as a resource but that is not due to Bitcoins themselves. Here are some recent articles about Bitcoins Bitcoin's Legality Around The World Bitcoin’s Emerging Price Stability Marc Andreessen Talks Up Bitcoin’s Bright Future Bitcoin Holders Face Uncertainty Over Tax Returns Be it bitcoins or dollars, money's value rooted in beliefs Prominent Bitcoin entrepreneur charged with money laundering The Emerging Bitcoin Civil War Bitcoin exchange CEO arrested for money laundering Bitcoin - Wikipedia bitcoin.org Who owns bitcoin.org? Bitcoin.org is the original domain name used with the first Bitcoin website. It was registered and is still managed by Bitcoin core developers and by additional community members, with the input of Bitcoin communities. Bitcoin.org is not an official website. Just like nobody owns the email technology, nobody owns the Bitcoin network. As such, nobody can speak with authority in the name of Bitcoin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whonew Posted March 8, 2014 Author ID:800838 Share Posted March 8, 2014 That is to funny , a CEO in trouble for money laundering? I remember in the early 1980's on the Short Form to file my taxes, and never laughed so hard in my life . I wish I still had those instruction and I might if I look hard enough. That form actually said "Place your income from money laundering on this line ". I assume that made it leagal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWB Posted March 9, 2014 ID:800950 Share Posted March 9, 2014 yes , there was an area for reporting "embezzled funds" . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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