Topic: Can myetherwallet get hacked? - page 28. (Read 4237 times)
It can be in a two to three percent because it is still an online wallet. But as long as you will not lose your private key, the coins in your wallet will still there. I also backed up my private key and address in a USB stick, but it is advisable that you won't store your coins in your etherwallet for a longer period of time so that it will be much safer and less worry for you.
Yes if you can see on the bottom when you import your private key that there are chances MEW can be hacked i suggest not to store your coins longer there.
your funds will be safe there. just to be sure that you never click any phising website and your key is on the palm of your hand. it will literally safe. it could be hacked, but just a little chance. and if it got hacked, then not only you but many on MEW could get hacked too. chill and if you want to check your balance, go to ethplorer.io or etherscan.io
Hi, i have backupped my pvkeys on an usb stick. I wrote it also down on a piece of paper. My computer broke. I put a metal pin through the harddrives. I will not buy a new pc soon. So i wont check in on myetherwallet for some time. I cant click on phishing links. My question is : are my funds safe? Can myetherwallet get hacked? Can my funds dissapear even when i have no computer, hid my keys? Im to stupid to work with a ledger or trezor. Can something happen to it like with the parity/kill?
did you write down in phising link your private key???if yes that would be problem because they only need the private key to access your mew wallet
thats why myetther wallet always warn about phising link and inform you to bookmark the real one, its mean if we open again in another time we should open in our bookmark
I think it can be hacked if you put your private key in the phishing sites that look like the same as myetherwallet. Be careful when you are browsing sites especially if it requires you to input your private keys. Just avoid phishing sites and keep your wallet as much as possible and you are good to go.
Keep your private key safe. You should be good.
As a general practice, you should never click on any spam links. Cheers.
As a general practice, you should never click on any spam links. Cheers.
Your wallet can be hacked if someone can determine your private key. So basically install all the browser extensions needed to secure your wallet and be sure to hide your key as well. Avoid visiting phishing sites to prevent hackers getting your information.
There's a possibility that it will get hacked but the percentage is small.
Everyone has their own private key, you are lucky once you open your pc and your private key is still there.
But if it is gone, i think it cannot be opened. But you can still open your wallet if you have the eth address.
Everyone has their own private key, you are lucky once you open your pc and your private key is still there.
But if it is gone, i think it cannot be opened. But you can still open your wallet if you have the eth address.
Hi, i have backupped my pvkeys on an usb stick. I wrote it also down on a piece of paper. My computer broke. I put a metal pin through the harddrives. I will not buy a new pc soon. So i wont check in on myetherwallet for some time. I cant click on phishing links. My question is : are my funds safe? Can myetherwallet get hacked? Can my funds dissapear even when i have no computer, hid my keys? Im to stupid to work with a ledger or trezor. Can something happen to it like with the parity/kill?
You can't loose your money unless you loose you private keys. I PKs are stored in safe way your funds will be OK.
I do not know how. but a couple of days ago my tokens were recalled on my account. Nobody knew priv. I do not know how it is possible to find a private key list.
One of the biggest misunderstandings about myetherwallet is that people think it's some kind of wallet or app that stores your coin.
Myetherwallet is simple a graphical user interface that lets you interact with the ethereum network.
So technically, myetherwallet can never be hacked.
What really happens, is your keys get compromised and your tokens get moved to a different eth address.
Your keys can get compromised through phishing scams, malware and spyware, etc.
So if you secure your computer and your keys, then no problem.
The best policy is to be over paranoid, and it looks like you are doing that so I would say no problem.
Just be careful and you will be allright.
Myetherwallet is simple a graphical user interface that lets you interact with the ethereum network.
So technically, myetherwallet can never be hacked.
What really happens, is your keys get compromised and your tokens get moved to a different eth address.
Your keys can get compromised through phishing scams, malware and spyware, etc.
So if you secure your computer and your keys, then no problem.
The best policy is to be over paranoid, and it looks like you are doing that so I would say no problem.
Just be careful and you will be allright.
As long as you are still holding your priv keys, never tell it to the others, not clicking on the phising link and visit the actual website then it's safe. So far MEW proven to be a safe wallet. For phising link, it's quite simple to avoid it. Put your pointer over the link then the actual destination address will showing up on the bottom left of your browser. Make sure the destination address is legit.
How about malwares? Keyloggers?
There are many people got hacked as well eventhough they never get phissed. If you are using your wallet by entering your private key, then you will eventually get hacked, no doubt about that. The only safe wallet is the wallet than even you dont know the private key. In this case the a swer is hardware wallet. Or atleast please use metamask and create new wallet there not importing your current wallet
Even better to buy one laptop only for working with exchanges and wallets and the second for surfing the net, entertainment and etc.
Yeah it can be I have a friend he click a site then his token are all gone that site is pishing and when you click it they can trace your private key and say goodbye to your token
If your private key is not lost then your money is safe and you can put your money in a safer wallet, such as an Ethereum wallet or a hardware wallet, and I wish you good luck.
I think your assets will remain in your ethereum wallet and will not be lost. I'm pretty sure of that, do not lose your private key and the second key because without it, I do not know how else you can have access in your wallet.
Yep, MyEtherWallet can be hacked. And you know what I would like to say? Blockchain can be hacked too. Everything can be hacked. Another question is - what resources are required to do this or that. For now it is safe. Just recommend you to use simple rules of safety and - one important thing - just dont tell everyone how much you got money or coins. Mayby this is the most important thing
As long as you are still holding your priv keys, never tell it to the others, not clicking on the phising link and visit the actual website then it's safe. So far MEW proven to be a safe wallet. For phising link, it's quite simple to avoid it. Put your pointer over the link then the actual destination address will showing up on the bottom left of your browser. Make sure the destination address is legit.
How about malwares? Keyloggers?
There are many people got hacked as well eventhough they never get phissed. If you are using your wallet by entering your private key, then you will eventually get hacked, no doubt about that. The only safe wallet is the wallet than even you dont know the private key. In this case the a swer is hardware wallet. Or atleast please use metamask and create new wallet there not importing your current wallet
Thanks for the information. I do agree with you that hardware wallet is the best place to store altcoins like trezor or using metamask in case you don't have money to buy it. I also agree that there many ways for hackers to collect the wallet information like malwares and keyloggers but the problem is there's lot of people who still using priv keys to enter their mew and the most cases of people getting hacked is caused by entering priv keys on phishing site or clicking on phishing link and mistakenly put the priv keys instead of the address when filling airdrop or bounty form even ICO form. So far, to avoid malwares and keyloggers in my PC, i rely on Malwarebytes antivirus and sometimes checking the programs/services that running on windows task manager (If you use windows).
Yeah it can be hacked I have 3 friends who's doing btc and their wallet been hacked
Don't know how its done but they warn me don't click a site it might be a pishing
Once you click those site they will know your private key and say goodbye to your token
Don't know how its done but they warn me don't click a site it might be a pishing
Once you click those site they will know your private key and say goodbye to your token
if you still keep your private key and nobody knows about it, i think your assets will be safely stored in your wallet.
according to the already senior say here if still in doubt check in https://etherscan.io/ and enter your address.
may be useful for you. regards.
according to the already senior say here if still in doubt check in https://etherscan.io/ and enter your address.
may be useful for you. regards.
This is not even a matter of MEW, it is a matter of private key, no matter which wallet you are using if somebody else gain access to it, you will lose your fund, most people talk of Etherdelta and got their wallet compromised, it was because you link your private keys to the exchange and you get more vulnerable
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