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Re:Bitcoin trojan caught in the wild by pavel_lishin on Friday June 17, 2011 @12:18PM (#2666069)
> Wallet encryption isn't any help against keyloggers

Same can be said about bank accounts, unless you're using 2-factor auth with a dongle.

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Re:Bitcoin trojan caught in the wild by gojomo on Friday June 17, 2011 @12:56PM (#2666212)
Bank accounts usually limit online transfer destinations and amounts. So password secrecy is not the sole defense, and even total ownership of an accountholder's computer is not quite 'game over' for their balances, as it is with a bitcoin wallet.
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