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    Litecoin PSA: Litecoin wallets are actively targeted by phishing sites and wallet stealing malware

    March 09, 2018

    Litecoin PSA: Litecoin wallets are actively targeted by phishing sites and wallet stealing malware

    PSA: Litecoin wallets are actively targeted by phishing sites and wallet stealing malware

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 10:04 AM PST

    As the owner of https://www.litevault.net I'm seeing more and more reports of users losing their coins.

    This is not a problem with LiteVault. There are a lot of phishing sites using Google Adsense to appear at the top of Google, combined with wallet stealing software (such as a fake Electrum website).

    Install ad-blocking software. The most reliable is uBlock origin. Advertisements are one of the biggest ways of sending links to phishing websites, for example on Google these ads can blend into the search results, which can trick unsavvy users into clicking them.

    Make sure 2FA is enabled for all exchanges and web wallets (such as LiteVault). This will not protect you completely, but it will protect you if your password is stolen on another website. If your computer is compromised (e.g. coin stealing malware), you may be screwed regardless of 2FA.

    Do NOT store more on desktop and web wallets than you are willing to lose. For large amounts, use a hardware wallet, e.g. Ledger.

    If you store your coins on Windows desktop wallets, or use Windows to access web wallets, it's strongly recommended to purchase MalwareBytes Premium (no, I am not sponsored, MalwareBytes is practically the only good security software for Windows here in 2018...)

    When downloading new software, ALWAYS scan it with https://www.virustotal.com - this is not perfect, but it may help you verify if something is safe or not. If you have any doubts about the software DO NOT RUN IT. - coin stealing malware is everywhere, including on legitimate websites that have been hacked (e.g. the official Electrum site was hacked a few months ago and distributing infected installers...)

    I'd also like to advise people that security software is not perfect. If you have any doubts that your system is infected, RE-INSTALL YOUR COMPUTER After re-installing, RE-GENERATE YOUR WALLETS. If your wallet is compromised, the attacker can still steal your coins after re-installing, so GENERATE A NEW ONE. For LiteVault this means make an entirely new wallet, with a different password.

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    Flappening at 60% for market cap!

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:04 AM PST

    Litecoin LTC payments now accepted at StakeBox!

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 08:49 AM PST

    If you think Mt. Gox and Binance Hack caused this dip you’re wrong – Here’s why

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:28 AM PST

    Gemini exchange plans to add Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash soon

    Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:54 PM PST

    Just bought some weed with LTC

    Posted: 08 Mar 2018 04:12 PM PST

    Would recommend :)

    submitted by /u/Pluto414
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    The reasoning behind LTC's SCRYPT mining algo (3:02 Min)

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:07 AM PST

    The flappening (208%) - Mar 8th update

    Posted: 08 Mar 2018 01:15 PM PST

    Can we implement a developer funding goal meter on Litecoin official website?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 12:18 PM PST

    Something like what monero has

    submitted by /u/dapppunk
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    Is it possible for someone to create an exchange that automatically takes out crypto taxes every time investors sell?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 10:05 AM PST

    Litecoin -- Only green in top 10

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 12:12 PM PST

    What is $PAC is this an error

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 09:37 AM PST

    Idea : Push Litecoin adoption towards EpicGames - the developers of Fortnite, the #1 most watched game on twitch

    Posted: 08 Mar 2018 05:05 PM PST

    I believe that this could have a large impact on LTC if the option to pay with it was implemented into their buying system. Any ideas on how to contact Epic about this would be appreciated!

    submitted by /u/o0zy
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    Star Trek meets Crypto! Make it so.

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:49 AM PST

    A mate of mine in England is crowdfunding for his second Star Trek (The Next Generation) film. Don't roll your eyes though, the first one was actually pretty good and this new one apparently will be even better. He's only looking for about 9K GBP and considering how good the first one was with a budget of about 2K I thought I'd post this here and see if anyone wanted to help him out as it looks pretty cool.

    Kind of a fun looking project anyway, and it could be a good way of getting a shout-out to the LiteCoin community with an on-screen credit too, which he'd be happy to do if he gets enough to fund the project.

    A lot of us probably grew up with some form of Star Trek - mine was TNG and so I've chucked a bit his way. Kickstarter doesn't yet accept crypto unfortunately, however I've setup a LTC wallet if anyone is feeling generous

    • Litecoin - 3FYMA6SjEMgP3ieS9r4sbSGvttoMLH72LC

    I will of course refund all your LTC to the receiving addresses should he not hit the Kickstarter goal.

    Here's the Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/2F0wirX

    And if I didn't convince you, maybe this will might:

    https://fanfilmfactor.com/2018/03/05/why-you-absolutely-should-donate-to-this-kickstarter-for-the-holy-core-from-the-makers-of-chance-encounter/#more-7062

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    Who has tried to mine Litecoin, what’s your success been, and is it difficult to get into?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 09:40 AM PST

    I have a beefed up iMac for my job video and photo editing and I've been wondering if mining litecoin at night would be worth the stress on my system.

    Specs: Intel 4.0ghz i7 24gb Ram AMD Radeon R9 390 2gbs

    submitted by /u/Griff2wenty3
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    No Segwit 32Bech Explorer? When? Where?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 05:10 AM PST

    Please provide help a link to an explorer that actually works with bech32 ltc-prefix addresses? Make a person uneasy not uneasy. Can't find anything. Is it coming soon?

    submitted by /u/TheBitcomedian
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    Here is how to safeguard yourself from unintended cryptocurrency mining

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 10:27 AM PST

    Really bullish litecoin news if this guy is legit, thoughts?

    Posted: 08 Mar 2018 04:13 PM PST

    LoafWallet crashing. Help please

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 05:38 AM PST

    When I open the app, it is the blue background for half a second, then app crashes. Same after hard restart. iOS 11.2.6 Any thoughts?

    submitted by /u/TobiasBlueMe
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    If each crypto currency was a nation what would LiteCoin be like?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 07:51 AM PST

    Story behind chicken and Litecoin ?

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 01:10 AM PST

    Hey guys, only been in crypto for a few months and I was wondering what's the deal with chicken and Litecoin ? Why is it everywhere even on Charlie's Twitter profile picture ?

    submitted by /u/FluidCarrot
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    You guys have made this happen for me!

    Posted: 09 Mar 2018 08:35 AM PST
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