So the issue seems to be infostealer malware targeting Bitcointalk users.
How do they get infected? If it's targeted attacks, they must know how to get the user to install the malware.
There may be something that these users all have in common:
- Peanutswar
- tjtonmoy
- ryzaadit
- yhiaali3
I don't think it has to do with altcoinstalks b/c it happened to Peanutswar before the account teleport option was a thing, and I'm not sure they are all members of that forum...
Could be any number of things. It could even be somebody buying stolen login credentials from the malware service subscribers.
I don't think it has anything to do with the AltcoinTalk forum, I personally used a completely different password from my BitcoinTalk account.
I guess that my problem started after downloading a crack for a video format converter program. Although the site from which I downloaded the file is usually reliable, it may have contained a Trojan.
No one sent me a link or a suspicious email. I downloaded the file personally at my own risk. It was a big mistake for which I unfortunately paid dearly.