Bitcoin stealing malware: A Bitcoin user was tricked into sending 0.255 Bitcoin to the wrong address due to malware running on their computer.
An unfortunate Bitcoin (BTC) user was duped out of 0.255 BTC, almost $10,000, due to malware running on their computer.
Louis Nel, a tech blogger and crypto enthusiast, flagged the issue on Twitter, referring to his friend as ‘C.’
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.”
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.
