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0 pointsjacquesm12y ago0 comments

If it has file access permissions it can scan for wallet.dat in a few likely locations and then simply upload that file to a server, then delete the original and you're pretty sure that you'll have time enough to register a transaction with the bitcoin network.

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phormula12y ago

bitcoins were not stolen from a local wallet, rather they were withdrawn from his mtgox account to the thief's address.

jacquesmOP12y ago

Ah, yes of course a mtgox balance would be at risk as well. I'd definitely check to see if my wallet had not been ripped as well.

amalag12y ago

OK thank you. So is the wallet.dat related to MtGox at all or is it just a standard bitcoin wallet file used by the standard clients?

ghshephard12y ago

It's a Bitcoin concept. It's where your actual bitcoins are stored.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet

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