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I have just spoken by video to klee on Skype.



He has confirmed the messages earlier were from him.



He confirms that all his Nxt and all his Bitcoin have been taken.



He acknowledges that his security measures were not as good as they should be:



1. passes kept in a plaintext file

2. On a dropbox account that was not repassworded after heartbleed.

3. Possibility of open wifi at Vienna conference (long time ago, but a possibility, as his home wifi is passworded).

4. There were also irregulatities with his FB group page, where someone could suddenly post admin level posts.

5. Apparently his other accounts have not been compromised (mail, forum etc).



I would like to ask everyone when commenting to take into account the situation here. Feel free to comment, but if it descends into personal attacks, that will have consequences, as everyone knows.



Seems like the total losses amount to $ 1,000,000.

Hi people,Today I spoke to klee and posted this on the price thread:In light of this, I want to warn EVERYONE to be careful with your computer security ánd with your general business dealings as outlined here: https://nxtforum.org/trading-exchanges/direct-exchange-guidelines/ As Nxt appreciates in value, we can bethat people will try to find ways to get to funds by illegitemate means, so it's up to ourselves to protect what we have!- Never EVER choose a weak pass. If you have a weak pass (look in the wiki, or just use the 'when in doubt, assume it's so' rule), change it and move your funds.- Use a password manager! I recommend using a portable keepass on a USB. It's not hard to figure out, it's safe and if you need help, I am sure people here will want to help out.- Use AntiVirus and Antimalware programs and SCAN REGULARLY! I cannot stress this enough.- Use common sense and never click links from sources that you don't know.In light of this, EvilDave and QBTC just found out their systems were infected with a Trojan and a keylogger and they are pretty computer savvy. If it can happen to them, it can happen to anyone. Don't *assume* you are safe: KNOW you are safe!They are now cleaning up their systems, but please do your work and check check check!After that, rest easy in the knowledge that you are not only keeping yourself safe, but the internet as a wholeAlso, I would like to stress that none of these things has bearing on Nxt itself. This is a matter of user control. It would be great if Nxt had Account Control, but let's face it, the larger theft here was the 1170 BTC. So that's just as vulnerable against user mistakes as anything.Be safe and please post questions about security or the situation here