It is (was) a paper wallet I generated in bitaddress.org. I generated it online, in my work. The system is protected by firewall and VPN. Then I printed it in the printer connected in the network.
The network is very safe - I will not tell the name of company for privacy. The printer is connected to the system's network.
You made all the mistakes in the book The network is very safe - I will not tell the name of company for privacy. The printer is connected to the system's network.
The main reason to use a paper wallet, is to create cold storage. Cold storage, by definition, has never touched the internet. That's the only way to make sure nobody can ever hack it.
By using an online website on an online computer and a network printer, you've added many risk factors.
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Supposing that there's no one from inside evolved, is it possible to have a malicious intermediate between my computer and bitaddress?
I've never read a credible scam accusation against bitaddress.org (but there are phishing sites out there).Quote
Any other ideas about how that happened?
You've broadcasted your paper wallet through several channels.Quote
Another thing is your opinion about one method I'm thinking for generate a paper wallet in bitaddress.org. Everybody tells that the bitaddress' website is safe. Is that so?
No website is safe is you use it wrong.Quote
The idea is to enter in the website and switch off the internet. The next steps will all be done without any internet:
- generate the wallets
- restore the windows, erasing everything
- take out this HD, connect to my other notebook and format it using the program Eraser, which records random information in the drive
- return the HD to the previous notebook and install Windows again
Only now, turn on the internet.
There's a much simpler approach: use an offline air-gapped system running from RAM (Tails OS, for instance), connected by cable to a dumb printer (without memory), and create a paper wallet from there.- generate the wallets
- restore the windows, erasing everything
- take out this HD, connect to my other notebook and format it using the program Eraser, which records random information in the drive
- return the HD to the previous notebook and install Windows again
Only now, turn on the internet.