Hi @themarkymark, hope to find you well...
There have been a few recent cases of Hive users being hit with ransomware and losing access to their account.
Do you know if, based on the reports of those affected, there is any explanation or how they are operating?
I ask this because I worry that there is some form of Brute Force to identify the Hive keys. Would this be possible?
I arrived at your post after reading reports from people affected by sepa666 and I noticed that many drained accounts appear to be from steem/old users, that is, who are not using Hive and had their accounts compromised, thus believing that this attack These accounts with the highest frequency in 2024 must have some factor in common, but it was not directed within the Hive dapps.
Anyway, curiosities to always be alert.
And yes, I have about 5 devices with my encrypted keys and 1 notebook saved and 1 notebook for everyday life with easier access.
Malware infection. Can read about one of them here:
https://peakd.com/hive-110011/@abaddon15/do-not-download-suspicious-files
Tks, yes, i read it... what i still find strange is lot of inactive keys being hacked by same guy
aiming hive users?
Yeah as well as Steem.