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I Got All My Bitcoin Scammed Away - Ubuntu

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edit: so the Ubuntu store (snapcraft) is NOT to be trusted under any circumstances

At least these 2 apps are malware: https://snapcraft.io/tracker4 and https://snapcraft.io/dragonbanana12 (Yes the URL are an obvious sign these are fake, but from the Ubuntu appstore you can't see them, only the display name)

Good afternoon

I just got all my bitcoin stolen and the frustrating part is I don´t feel I've done anything wrong

I wanted to check my wallet and decided for some reason that I would rather not trust Android on my off brand mobile

So I downloaded an Ubuntu image, ran in livecd mode, and checked the list on https://bitcoin.org/fr/wallets/desktop/linux/?platform=linux&step=5

I used Ubuntu LTS version (24.04) app store and downloaded 3 wallet to see which one I´d use: Wasabi, Electrum, and Sparrow. I think it's either Wasabi or Sparrow that were malware, possibly both.

Here is my money gone : https://mempool.space/address/bc1qvnpcru6a8x80xlgzx790x24uysdy5339l2jt74

It was many many years worth of saving for me (close to minimum wage, unemployed wive), I had put all my retirement money into bitcoin.

I thought I was doing the smart choice by closing all my custodian (cryptocom then nexo) account and going all self custody. Plus I didn´t think it was that easy to get malware published on the official ubuntu store.

I guess I don´t fully realise yet, I have chest pain, my hands are a bit shaky and cold, my feet start to have ants but my emotions are numbs.

Anyhow, I need to go and tell my wife now, I figure the sooner the better.

Bitcoin is over for me I guess, wish you all the best, you're all gonna make it

Dear scammer: no need to DM me, I litteraly do not have any more you could possibly steal.

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