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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by heavyset_go on Sunday February 21, 2021 @05:02PM (#26217691)
Could anyone in the world hack into your phone and steal your wallet from the comfort of their homes like they can with Bitcoin?

Most Android phones stop receiving security updates after two years or less.

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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by vinger on Sunday February 21, 2021 @08:37PM (#26219647)
I haven't heard about someone hacking a bitcoin wallet. I've love to hear more details. If I knew how I would try for the genesis blocks.

Can someone hack an exchange or your bank account login/password or your bank or worse setup for an account under your name no phone needed?

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Re:When Bitcoin miners take over a town (2018) by heavyset_go on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:46PM (#26220224)
> I haven't heard about someone hacking a bitcoin wallet. I've love to hear more details.

There's plenty of malware that looks for unsecured Bitcoin wallets on machines it infects, or masquerades as legitimate wallet software.

If you have root, you just need to wait until the user unlocks their wallet, or if you're lucky, their wallets don't have passwords.

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