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Until now nobody can hack bitcoin wallet except due to errors and inability of wallet users, we never heard blockchain on hack, it proves that this system is very safe and can be used for safe and convenient transaction
Yes it's very safe and the only way hackers can hack wallets is due to negligence of the wallet owners, not the providers like blockchain.info. For example, I click something online and it turned out look like the main website of blockchain.info and I did input everything with my details there, hackers are just in standby and waits for their prey. That's how hackers can hack our bitcoin wallets.

If you link your blockchain.info wallet with gmail, it becomes extremely difficult for the hackers to steal your coins. If you can activate the Google Authenticator, then you can be 99.9999% sure that no one is going to hack your wallet.

That is right, there are a lot of ways to make your account secure, after that the safety of your account will be in your hands because it is super safe in that wallet. But still, we know hackers find their way to steal money or bitcoin, or other currency to people. If they can't do it in codes, they will do it on talking, so we must be still careful.
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Until now nobody can hack bitcoin wallet except due to errors and inability of wallet users, we never heard blockchain on hack, it proves that this system is very safe and can be used for safe and convenient transaction
Yes it's very safe and the only way hackers can hack wallets is due to negligence of the wallet owners, not the providers like blockchain.info. For example, I click something online and it turned out look like the main website of blockchain.info and I did input everything with my details there, hackers are just in standby and waits for their prey. That's how hackers can hack our bitcoin wallets.

If you link your blockchain.info wallet with gmail, it becomes extremely difficult for the hackers to steal your coins. If you can activate the Google Authenticator, then you can be 99.9999% sure that no one is going to hack your wallet.
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I agree with that, but we now that everything in the internet can be hacked. I know that blockchain and in general web wallets builded to be highly secure, but that doesn't mean that bitcoin web wallet are safe lifetime. I am pretty sure that one day, I will hear that someone can hack a web wallet, because there is some genuis hackers in the world when we talk about black hat for exemple.

So, in conclusion, I can agree that web wallets are top secure, but i can say that is not impossible to hack them.
BULLSHIT

Web wallets are about the least secure method of storing any amount of Bitcoins, even if 2FA is enabled. If they have your private key, they can do anything they want. Most wallets advertise themselves as not having access to your private but they do infact, may have copies of it. They can easily update the UI and trap your passwords or seed to unlock the wallet.

Google around and you will find numerous hacks on web wallets.
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Until now nobody can hack bitcoin wallet except due to errors and inability of wallet users, we never heard blockchain on hack, it proves that this system is very safe and can be used for safe and convenient transaction
Yes it's very safe and the only way hackers can hack wallets is due to negligence of the wallet owners, not the providers like blockchain.info. For example, I click something online and it turned out look like the main website of blockchain.info and I did input everything with my details there, hackers are just in standby and waits for their prey. That's how hackers can hack our bitcoin wallets.
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BTC wallet can be hacked if the hackers somehow crack the SSHa and obtain your private.. Its impossible as of now..

you run more risk of getting hacked from trojans or malwares or keyloggers than BTC itself getting hacked.. BTC is solid coin bro Cheesy
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For me, you must safety your bitcoin wallet so you can avoid hacked, and do not trust anyone unless your family.
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?
As I've heard yes posible to be hacked and robbed  but I dont know how.In that case its dangerous to hold btc.But some are inform to secure their wallets.I just heard some but I dont caught in the act yet.But of course if this gonna happen bitcoiners will make a way to prevent this.Bitcoin really works so maybe users of this will keep on being user of btc.
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Well if you have a weak password and you are aware that you're wallet is not safe so why you wait to make it hack? To better be safe make sure you use Two-Factor Authentication, it will help you not to lost you or someones wallet but if it's a good black, grey, or white hat hackers that mess with your wallet they will really can, so better change your passwords every month also.
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?

There were reports of exchange getting hacked so individual wallet is not safe from hacking, so all the best advice about securing your wallet and your computer should be implemented it is also recommended to not put all your coins in one wallet and one kind of wallet especially now that a fork is coming.
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Until now nobody can hack bitcoin wallet except due to errors and inability of wallet users, we never heard blockchain on hack, it proves that this system is very safe and can be used for safe and convenient transaction
I agree with that, but we now that everything in the internet can be hacked. I know that blockchain and in general web wallets builded to be highly secure, but that doesn't mean that bitcoin web wallet are safe lifetime. I am pretty sure that one day, I will hear that someone can hack a web wallet, because there is some genuis hackers in the world when we talk about black hat for exemple.

So, in conclusion, I can agree that web wallets are top secure, but i can say that is not impossible to hack them.
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?
There is a risk that highly skilled hackers will be able to infiltrate your wallet, but it's not easy. Use a blockchain purse that has a very high security feature, so hacking is hard happening.
not only the security provided by the wallet site but we also have to make our wallet secure by using a password that is difficult and not easily trapped by phishing sites also using double security like 2FA or GA.
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Until now nobody can hack bitcoin wallet except due to errors and inability of wallet users, we never heard blockchain on hack, it proves that this system is very safe and can be used for safe and convenient transaction
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?
There is a risk that highly skilled hackers will be able to infiltrate your wallet, but it's not easy. Use a blockchain purse that has a very high security feature, so hacking is hard happening.
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?
There is not such a thing as something that is not hackable, no one can derive your private key or anything like that but there are so many ways of gaining access to your funds, from copy paste virus, to key loggers, social engineering forcing you to reveal your password and your private keys, phishing links, to malware inserted in the software of the wallets, all of that is something we need to take into account when we try to secure our coins.
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cold storage are unhackable, because they are offline, any online wallet is hackable, but if you do a machine that do not run any other software besides bitcoin core, i find it hard that will ever be hackable

but with some exploit there are malware that can go via your router, so even in that case is possible but very unlikely, there are also malware that can be hidden in a usb stick that you bough new on amazon...

Paper wallets are also unhackable. If you use a paper wallet that you generated offline, it is impossible for anyone to get access to your Bitcoins unless they steal the piece of paper that your secret key is on.

You should make a paper wallet and store it in a safe deposit box in the bank for best security practice. There is no better way to keep your Bitcoins safe!
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It's even funny to read this topic. I wonder how many bitcoins the wallet of those who are most worried about the safety of their coins? It is only in the movies, the hacker sat down at a computer and have access to. To life hack your wallet will cost more than coins on your account.
yes you could be right in your point that whenever we hear the word hack anywhere a movie scene comes to our mind but we should not take the bitcoin hacking very light today because it is now happening in our society if the technology has grown for the benefit of the bitcoin users there is a side effect as well that through hacking they can hack your bitcoin so try to be careful and keep your bitcoins in a proper wallet.
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if you wanna have a better security, i would recommend to have a multi signature wallet (the address with prefix of 3 instead of 1). in case of possibility of being hacked, they need certainly large amount of computing power which consumes all the possible energy in the Earth as there are more than googol (IIRC) of possible combinations and not all the private key is valid for bitcoin address.

Seems like you are theorizing about brute force hack, in which case multi-signature doesn't really matter, because even a single private key can't be hacked in that way. But it's possible that your bitcoin wallet get "stolen" by a specific virus, and your password too with a keylogger, so hackers can get access to your wallet without cracking private keys. There are also viruses that replace Bitcoin addresses on clipboard when you are just about to send coins. So, keeping your PC safe is #1 priority when you are using Bitcoin.

Well said. This is not a question of can they hack my wallets?. The main line is, so you're just waiting for someone to hack your wallet instead of trying to protect is early as everyone else. BTC cant be hack but through phishing sites they can have your private keys especially when "copy pasting" ( not mentioning some viruses they are mentioning about ). Im not a cyber security professional but hackers nowadays sometimes just got some private keys easily because of our own carelessness, this is not just a sign, this is a warning to be noticed by everyone of us.
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can they hack into our wallet. There are many professional hackers out there. What are the chances? Also what is the safest way to safeguard ourself?
Nope they cant hack your wallet even how professional or expert they are as long you didnt expose your private key to them then theres no need to worry of getting hacked because cracking a single address will really need huge some of computing which is only available on quantum computers but now its not still possible to hack or bruteforce a particular wallet and thats the beauty of using bitcoin.Just be sure to kept those keys safe specially when you are storing up huge amounts of bitcoin in to your wallet.
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cold storage are unhackable, because they are offline, any online wallet is hackable, but if you do a machine that do not run any other software besides bitcoin core, i find it hard that will ever be hackable

but with some exploit there are malware that can go via your router, so even in that case is possible but very unlikely, there are also malware that can be hidden in a usb stick that you bough new on amazon...
I guess all the risks of online wallets both the case of standalone and web wallets will be eliminated when we will be running fully updated antivirus programs. There could be less possibilities to inject a malware by breaking an antivirus safeguard measurements. For stand alone wallets, strong password encryption will be more than enough still back up copies must be handled more carefully.
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A wallet on a server that holds your private keys is obviously vulnurable.
A wallet on your machine or phone can be hacked. (trojan, rootkit, key logger etc).
2FA is better than no 2FA, but it's not good enough.

Best way to secure a wallet you want to use is via a hardware wallet.
A cheap and easy way to  secure a wallet you do want to use regularly is a paper wallet.

The crypto in bitcoin is currently uncrackable, so the only vulnerabilities are you and your computers.

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