Hacked out of the blue even though I ran virus scans regularly

So I bought around 2 BTC on the clearnet today via LocalBitCoin. Around 20 minutes later I got home and the BTC was gone (sent to some address) and I saw the following message open in notepad.exe. All my browser windows had been crashed so obviously someone remotely accessed my computer.

Anyone have an idea how this could have happened? I've never installed anything sketchy, and it happened only 20 mins after I bought my BTC.

I guess I should clear house and burn my address forever.

Buying drugs is BAD, your information has been forwarded to the FBI.

BAD BAD BAD !!


Comments


[8 Points] sharpshooter789:

Sounds like it was someone you know. A hacker would not take the time to write a message in notepad nor, would they have known you were purchasing drugs.

In the future, lock your machine when its not in use and use FDE and/or put a password on the BIOS.


[6 Points] sapiophile:

http://www.getgnulinux.org

Also, don't listen to these folks trying to blame the victim (you), here. It's very well possible to be hacked "out of the blue" - these folks clearly weren't around for the Blaster Worm and all the similar things that have been around. There's all kinds of malware that can spread over the network without the user doing a single thing, though they are more rare these days. But still totally a possible option, especially if you're not the most diligent about updating Windows all the time, or using a good firewall program. Of course, it's still possible that you did run something malicious at some point - a lot of malware these days comes from impersonation sites that pay for ads on Google and other search engines, so that when you, say, search for "itunes," the first result is a fake itunes site with a fake itunes program that's actually malware. Shady stuff.

Me personally, I think running anything except GNU/Linux or *BSD while working with DNMs or Bitcoin is indeed foolish, but that's just my opinion, and it's not something that I would obligate you (or anyone) to agree with. The only person to blame here is the person that infected your computer. You could very easily keep using Windows but restrict all of your DNM and Bitcoin activities to running off of Tails and avoid any problems like this in the future - just make sure to keep Tails up to date (and write down your god damn Electrum seed on paper so you don't lose your coins).

What you can do now is back up any important data/documents/media you have on your computer, reformat and reinstall an operating system. Then as the very first thing you do, Check for Updates, install them, reboot, Check for Updates again, install them, reboot again, Check for Updates again, etc. until it shows no new updates. Then, and ONLY then, should you do anything else. I do encourage you to try out a better, open source operating system if you're up for it, but I won't lie to you that you'll have to adjust just a little bit and there may be a kink or two to iron out (the usual problem is wifi cards, so you may want to have a wired network connection available).

In any case, I wish you the best of luck, and hopefully you won't be victimized like this again in the future. If you want any help or advice getting your machine set up the second time around, you can definitely reach out to me.


[3 Points] Sinji_:

Did you do anything to pissoff your roommate lately? There's no way this was A hack out of the blue, luck doesn't work that way. Someone knew you were buying BTC and knew when to strike.

My only real theory is that your roommate keylogged your computer and simply stole them. It's not that hard to send some Bitcoin and install a keylogger.

Something to note is that this may be the MXE talking so I'll come address this in 24hrs if I came off as insane.


[3 Points] PsychedelicBuddha:

Why anyone would run windows for anything sensitive in 2015 is puzzling.

It was obvious in 2000. In 2015, besides laziness, or denial, there is really no excuse.


[2 Points] None:

Do you stream live sports? Thats a for sure way to get a virus. Torrenting? Click any DNM links posted on reddit or forums?


[1 Points] None:

What you described sounds like someone performed a man in the middle attack?


[1 Points] CosmoKev:

Did you have 2fa enable on LBC? Just curious


[1 Points] DaMenehune:

"so obviously someone remotely accessed my computer" How does that follow?


[-1 Points] GIEV_RP_PLZ:

Why would he give your info to the FBI and not the DEA... Sounds like someone who is uneducated in drugs.


[-3 Points] 75stupid:

It is impossible to be 'hacked out of the blue.'

First, you need to accept you did something reallybstupid, otherwise you won't learn.

Or, you know, just say 'it was out of the blue man, totally not my fault' and act confused when it happens again.

There's a large number of people who have never been hacked. There is a large number of people who have been hacked, jacked, or scammed multiple times. But its very rare that someone is hacked just once.