Re:Show HN: Hive – A fast, easy and safe way to use your Bit...
by wmf on Tuesday May 13, 2014 @07:40PM
(#7741296)
It seems like Bitcoin Vigil can only protect non-Bitcoin users. If you have a "money pot" and real money stored on your computer the malware will just steal both.
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Re:Show HN: Hive – A fast, easy and safe way to use your Bit...
by jliptzin on Tuesday May 13, 2014 @08:23PM
(#7741469)
Exactly, I don't see how this is useful for bitcoin users at all. They notify me after all my bitcoins have been stolen? Great.
I can see this being useful as a canary to let you know someone has acquired unfettered access to your device, but it doesn't seem very practical for high value targets (who cares about $5 of bitcoin if there's far more valuable info to steal), or if the attacker decides to steal the bitcoin wallet file and only transfer coins a few weeks later after he's already taken advantage of the other info he got off the target device (and by then you probably already know you've been compromised anyway).
Re:Show HN: Hive – A fast, easy and safe way to use your Bit...
by gcb0 on Tuesday May 13, 2014 @08:59PM
(#7741614)
unlock the $5 every login. it will be stolen much faster than the wallet that you load only a few times (not to buy drugs, just to count your bit coins, or maybe take a dive on all those bits in your huge storage fort)
Re:Show HN: Hive – A fast, easy and safe way to use your Bit...
by espringe on Tuesday May 13, 2014 @09:07PM
(#7741642)
Your real wallet has a password (encrypted) while the "money pot" is not. It will be stolen much faster (read: immediately) while the encrypted one relies on you entering a passphrase