Topic: How can I protect my self from being hack of bitcoin - page 12. (Read 4452 times)
Wallets themselves are secure provided no one else knows your private key. So if you use a wallet derived from a pass phrase, be sure to use a random pass phrase. For instance, I wouldn’t park any money in the brain wallet derived from “correcthorsebatterystaple” - it’s a phrase from the popular xkcd web comic on Password Strength. Everyone already knows the private key, so it’s constantly being watched in case some fool tries to use it. In fact, it looks like 10btc was sent to that address and promptly lost.
With less than 100$ you can buy a hardware wallet like Nano Ledger, which will keep your BTCs safe. Otherwise you may always be at risk.
Hardware wallets are not really that expensive if you have at least 1000 dollars worth of bitcoin then I suggest to anyone to make the effort to get a hardware wallet it is a small investment but you know that your bitcoin is never going to be stolen by hackers, we have seen many examples of people with a lot of bitcoin that lost it to hackers by not taking a small amount of that money in order to buy a hardware wallet.
Make sure to keep everything private, have 2fa on everything and do not store coins on websites or even exchanges for an extended period - if you do not hold the private keys, the coins are not yours!
Always keep your private key of your wallet secure and whenever you have to open your wallet then try to open it in incognito mode so that your key cannot even get stored in cookies.
Trust nobody and always keep your eyes open.
Never let your Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies on an exchance if your are not a trader.
Use always good, long passwords and 2-factor authentication.
The best way to keep them secure is a paper-wallet or a hardware wallet.
Paperwallets for bitcoin can be generated here:
BitAddress.org
and there a two good hardware wallets out yet.
first is ledger nano from france ande the other one is Trezor Ledger. I like them both.
Never let your Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies on an exchance if your are not a trader.
Use always good, long passwords and 2-factor authentication.
The best way to keep them secure is a paper-wallet or a hardware wallet.
Paperwallets for bitcoin can be generated here:
BitAddress.org
and there a two good hardware wallets out yet.
first is ledger nano from france ande the other one is Trezor Ledger. I like them both.
There is no traditional financial institution that will provide a layer of protection to your earnings and no law enforcement agency to catch cryptocurrency thieves. Government agencies have only just begun to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges. And i think dont trust anyone.
Always make sure you PC is free of malware and virus. Always use a secure line when accessing your wallet. Never use an easy to guess password as much as possible encrypt you password.
Must be knowledgeable about your bitcoin wallet settings to avoid being hacked and don't share email account that you use in your bitcoin transactions to anyone specially in airdops forms.
Lucky for you, Bitcoin is a very secured software that has multiple defenses against hackers. But, if you are still worrying, then get a hardware wallet to secure your money.
Just yesterday I come across one youtuber where he says
he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
Just be careful on what kind of wallet you are going to store your bitcoin on and be sure that it is credible enough on taking care of my money. In my case, I only have one wallet that I fully trust here and that is coins.ph. I know that it is trusted and many people are using it here in our country. I haven' experienced being hacked on it yet and I know I will never have one. he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
The best thng is to stop using online wallets, and buy your own hardware wallet. Thats the only best and solid solution.
In human's nature, if there is new thing created, there will be a new crime or illegal activities will rise along with this. In our generation since everything deals with techinology, hacking is very popular activities by some IT experts in order to obtain more profit. I think every investors should be careful in every information that they will provide since it is very essebtial to them to invade your account.
Prevention is better than cure as saying goes.
Prevention is better than cure as saying goes.
Just yesterday I come across one youtuber where he says
he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
Cold wallet is the best. Placing it on the exchange that you can trust as much as possible (although it is not complete) he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
Hi! Thank you for your question. And Thanks also to those who have shared tips how to protect our coins.
The tips really helpful, I can’t imagine how sad If our coins being hacked.
The tips really helpful, I can’t imagine how sad If our coins being hacked.
Internet has provided us a sites which can be trusted but to avoid from being hacked is not to trust everyone, think first and be wise. Be careful always from from every sites that we are entering. We should have a highly secured wallet to avoid hackers or scammers. On how we take care of your physical wallet that should be also on how we protect our digital wallet. You should always check your accounts or wallets and don't immediately rely or trust from every sites you do not know without proving it.
As many others have already said, cold storage is your best option.
If you have more than $1000 in crypto, its definitely worth buying a hardware wallet like Trezor or Ledger as the device gives an extra layer of protection.
Other than that:
Keep your computer clean with regular malware scans (I use iobit Advanced System Care and iobit Malware Fighter)
Don't download dodgy torrent files onto the computer you use for crypto
Keep your seed and private keys safe, write them down, don't save them in a file, especially not stored on Dropbox etc.
Don't ever log in to your wallets over public wifi networks or public computers.
Always double-check the URL if using online wallets and never click adwords links or email links that ask you to 'confirm your wallets details' etc.
DON'T EVER give your private key to anyone for anything.
If you have more than $1000 in crypto, its definitely worth buying a hardware wallet like Trezor or Ledger as the device gives an extra layer of protection.
Other than that:
Keep your computer clean with regular malware scans (I use iobit Advanced System Care and iobit Malware Fighter)
Don't download dodgy torrent files onto the computer you use for crypto
Keep your seed and private keys safe, write them down, don't save them in a file, especially not stored on Dropbox etc.
Don't ever log in to your wallets over public wifi networks or public computers.
Always double-check the URL if using online wallets and never click adwords links or email links that ask you to 'confirm your wallets details' etc.
DON'T EVER give your private key to anyone for anything.
If you use a computer first you have to install the virus browser for your computer, you should not click on the link unknown site, remove the installation of unknown software. If you use a private key, try to hide it and have a backup.
Just yesterday I come across one youtuber where he says
he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
i think cold storage will be the most useful one i don't know so much about it my friend just told me i should use it for safety purposes. but for me your account wouldn't be hack or scam if you are responsible enough with it. it's all by your own and do not believe others if someone ask for a link or what do not give any info about your account. he just wake up and saw his 50 btc was vanish from his exodus wallet and also before that another 20 btc was vanish
he says he dont even know how this happen.
pls how can I escape this.
To be honest, I think that that Youtuber is just clickbaiting you guys. 50BTC and 20BTC and then you simply make a Youtube video? Com'on, you would be freaking out. You wouldn't have the energy to create a Youtube video. That loss is just too much to bear. Anyway, the reason how he got scammed is because he does not know how he got scammed. He doesn't know how to protect himself from the hackers. On the other hand, maybe he do. Maybe he has setup a good antivirus and even have his wallet generated on a separated offline computer but what happened is nothing but negligence. He might have put his private key to a phishing site or maybe even submitted his private key to a google form instead of his wallet address.
A lot of things could have happened but what you should do is always make sure that you are not passively being on the computer especially when you're submitting something like an address because you might be submitting a private key instead. Also, buy a ledger if you really have no idea what to do. Better to make your coins safe right away.
A lot of things could have happened but what you should do is always make sure that you are not passively being on the computer especially when you're submitting something like an address because you might be submitting a private key instead. Also, buy a ledger if you really have no idea what to do. Better to make your coins safe right away.
Those reports that were hacked or their balance were vanished through their wallets. The only reason that it was gone is because they were phished.
They put their recovery seed / private key / log in details to that fake website or wallet that they never noticed that it was a fake one due to their negligence and for not being aware of this situation.
The solution is buy your own hardware wallet, nano ledger s / trezor or if you have a laptop, download a desktop wallet and keep your details safe, don't connect it to the internet.
And don't ever save those important words on the web.
They put their recovery seed / private key / log in details to that fake website or wallet that they never noticed that it was a fake one due to their negligence and for not being aware of this situation.
The solution is buy your own hardware wallet, nano ledger s / trezor or if you have a laptop, download a desktop wallet and keep your details safe, don't connect it to the internet.
And don't ever save those important words on the web.
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