The bitcoin gold wallet for windows could have been hacked

Bitcoin is being one of the great protagonists of the day today. The cryptocurrency has already reached $ 11, 000 in value. Now, we find a possible hack in the Bitcoin Gold wallet for Windows. Those responsible for this software have reported that unauthorized access to the GitHub project of the wallet has occurred. As a result, the original installer has been replaced by one that has been downloaded by an undetermined number of users.

Bitcoin Gold wallet for Windows could have been hacked

Those responsible for the application verified this weekend that the installer's checksum did not match the original. Apparently, the file that replaced the original was active between the 21 and the 25 of this month. Thousands of users have downloaded Bitcoin Gold for Windows during this time. Although the figure is not yet known. Although, those responsible have commented that so far no threat has been detected.

Delete the Bitcoin Gold app in case of doubt

No antivirus has been able to detect any threat or malicious activity. So at the moment it could be a false alarm. Although, to avoid possible problems, it is recommended to those who download the software between these dates to delete the app. Later they can download it again directly on GitHub, where the original installer is already available.

This possible hack again shows that applications related to cryptocurrencies are still not completely safe. Many problems, thefts and hacks have already been detected in wallets of other currencies, especially Ethereum.

We will see how this story evolves. Malicious activity may be detected in Bitcoin Gold for Windows. If not, it seems that everything will have been in a false alarm.