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Clavulanic

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Quote from: jerrison on May 22, 2018, 07:40:56 PM

considering the recent upgrades done by the myetherwallet team of developers and also the implementations they have done on the platform after the hack or hijack in april i can confidently say that myetherwallet is now safe to transact with and also to hold coins whether online or offline.

I agree with the current state of mew nowadays and with latest feedback of my friends who've been successfully transacting their coins to trading sites, it went great and safer than before. Maybe there were other people who seems to be hacked but the real reason was their negligence of exposing their private keys online like shared accidentally.

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Unfortunately, if someone already moved your coins, then there is pretty much nothing you can do.

MEW is only as secure as you make it.
It is just an interface to interact with the ethereum network, so if you decide to interact with it just using your web browser, then there is a high chance you will get hacked.
If you took steps to secure your key, than there is little chance it will get hacked.

So this means that you probably did not take the steps to secure your funds.
Really, the only thing you can do is to learn from this and move on.

Going forward, I highly recommend you get a hardware wallet.
They can be pricery (ledger nano is around 100 usd), but they are convenient, easy to use, and totally secure.

If you don't want to pay, than simply just start using paper wallets.
You can't get cheaper than that.

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considering the recent upgrades done by the myetherwallet team of developers and also the implementations they have done on the platform after the hack or hijack in april i can confidently say that myetherwallet is now safe to transact with and also to hold coins whether online or offline.

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In order not to miss your money from my hands, I think that you just need not rush, there are a lot of little things that you need to pay attention to, for example, if we talk about MEW, then you should look at the address that is in the address bar, then whether your connection is protected.

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Right now MetaMask + MEW combo is the safest and most practical way.

Once you load your account to Metamask, you can connect to it via MEW with one button click + all the added security that comes with not sharing you private key / json file,

it's a Win Win

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

Sorry to hear about your MEW experience, but unfortunately there is nothing you can do to recover whatever was stolen.
I think MEW is safe as long as you follow their recommendations regarding accessing your wallet as well as your keys. I also used to hold all my ERC20 tokens in a single MEW, but after the hack I realized it was not the best option. Even if it is a pain it is best to have multiple accounts. I am hoping to switch to a Trezor or Ledger soon as I feel those will be much safer.

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I think MEW is still secured unless your private key is stole or your MEW have been hacked by someone if dont there is nothing to worry about for sure MEW website is working about their security issues due of DNS attack last time surely MEW will more secured by this coming days.

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You don't send private key. I think

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

If your wallet was compromised then your first step should be creating a new wallets, downloading the keystone file, printing private keys and then keeping them somewhere safe!

Just let go the previous wallet as you might think that hack was old stuff now and the air is cleared ! No its not like that, if it was hacked then you mistakenly inserted your private keys into the phishing page and thus hacker still might be carrying your all info! So better to change the wallet.

MEW is very safe, but it is human error that compromises everything.

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Quote from: Ariess on May 20, 2018, 01:41:49 AM

Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

yes, I heard some of my friends got the same case as you. it looks like dns google 8.8.8.8 has been hacked so anyone who accesses mew can be stolen. that seems to be the point

Fortunately the eth and tokens at my own mew was safe but the recent breach in security made me realize i also should diversify my coins both bought and earned. I do have an app eidoo where i keen some of my ethers

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

yes, I heard some of my friends got the same case as you. it looks like dns google 8.8.8.8 has been hacked so anyone who accesses mew can be stolen. that seems to be the point

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Im personally a big believer in keeping control of my own private keys, so would never even think about using mew.

I understand not everyone wanting to get involved in crypto has the computer savvy to safely and securely manage their own keys. Of course, these are the same people that get upset at the ICO managers after they’ve sent crypto from an exchange and lose the tokens they purchased.

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I never know how the level of security mew now, but I just see the current mew with a new look and more interesting, but I really love the new mew, they more difficult to detect the new token even add token. and information about tokens we add never shows up in info in main page

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

Has been resolved since.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

You have no way to get ETH or token when hacked! You should be careful about setting up a new, secure private key for your wallet! Do not use personal data when logging in unsafe web addresses! You and yourself can protect your account!

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Quote from: Golftech on May 20, 2018, 01:12:00 AM

Quote from: justin86 on May 19, 2018, 05:17:32 PM

My ether wallet is definetely not safe, you could lose your money many times before, if you want to use it still, connect with ledger nano s or download its offline version that is not fully safe but better than using it directly.

It depend how users fully secured their wallet, the site itself still safe the problem is how we deal with securities, if we follow those instructions from the site and we make extra precautions then our investment are still secured but if we just simply use it and not do anything extra then hackers will be able to attack and take away our money.

I agree with your statement that it depends on our actions to better guard it. Extra precautions are necessary because more hackers are involved. Fake websites also need to be avoided, especially if they ask for a private key, because it can make everything disappear.

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Quote from: Golftech on May 20, 2018, 01:12:00 AM

Quote from: justin86 on May 19, 2018, 05:17:32 PM

My ether wallet is definetely not safe, you could lose your money many times before, if you want to use it still, connect with ledger nano s or download its offline version that is not fully safe but better than using it directly.

It depend how users fully secured their wallet, the site itself still safe the problem is how we deal with securities, if we follow those instructions from the site and we make extra precautions then our investment are still secured but if we just simply use it and not do anything extra then hackers will be able to attack and take away our money.

We might think that the site isn't safe for the main time, but you're right that it depends with us on how we keep our securities confidentially. Keeping the private keys safe you shouldn't expose it online like with the email you had. Offline file like saving it in the excel file in your offline storage can be the best options to do. Mew definitely a 50:50 ratio when we talk about safety.

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Quote from: justin86 on May 19, 2018, 05:17:32 PM

My ether wallet is definetely not safe, you could lose your money many times before, if you want to use it still, connect with ledger nano s or download its offline version that is not fully safe but better than using it directly.

It depend how users fully secured their wallet, the site itself still safe the problem is how we deal with securities, if we follow those instructions from the site and we make extra precautions then our investment are still secured but if we just simply use it and not do anything extra then hackers will be able to attack and take away our money.

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I don't trust MEW safety, I always prefer hardware wallet to save my coins, MEW offer a lot of stress including phishing site, also hackers can easily steal your investments.
Your tokens stole can not be recovered anymore, because any transaction made is irreversible.

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Sorry for your lost OP but you might be negligible for your lost. The sad thing is you can't recover it unless by chance and miracle, the hacker will return it to you if he feels generous.
What was the last website you visited and logged in before MEW or did you ever clicked or you searched MEW through google? if that's the case then you fall to a fake website and you input your private keys there while the hacker sees someone was fetched, he stole your tokens immediately.
Bookmark MEW for your safety.

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My ether wallet is definetely not safe, you could lose your money many times before, if you want to use it still, connect with ledger nano s or download its offline version that is not fully safe but better than using it directly.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

It's a pity, bro! I'm so sorry for your loss! Did you find out what the reason for the hack of your wallet had been? Did you find any suspicious e-mails? Might you occasionally enter your password anywhere? Unfortunately, there are no safer variants(

richardjam

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MEW is safe now bro . You should scan virus daily to prevent the keylog . Save the private key at the place safe ... Don't click any email from Inbox

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Mew is safe now a days, but I heard some issues that attackers attack some of the wallets of individual users and get some of the tokens. I think you expose your private private that why they get you coins on your wallets or you got from a phishing site that get the hidden information that you are secretly protecting.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

It is probably about the Google' dns got breached by the hackers and unluckily you entered your private address using that dns. But MEW is still safe as ever, that recent hack was not there problem because they give us proper warning before using MEW. and to answer the question, no you wont recover it unless the hacker give it back.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

Most likely, this is your fault ....
Perhaps with participation in airdrop or a dubious bounty, you indicated your private key ... Or went to a fishing web site. Please accept my sincere condolences, but I doubt if you will get your money back. Undecided

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

You can't do anything about that as you can't reverse transactions in crypto, that's why you have to be extra careful with your private key. Always bookmark the mew website and open it from there, check it again if you open the right site incase of another dns hijack. Mew safety hasn't changed, it is just there's a lot of new people in crypto that aren't careful enough.

Mig-23

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for now mew is the safest wallet I think, and its support all other altcoins and bounty program to make payment to others, and I think MEW is very easy to use and simple so everybody will learn it quick and adapt it quick too, and it make ethereum always stabile because it have good system

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

If you are talking about the DNS hack, then there is nothing you can do since the transactions are not reversible at all. You could have taken precautionary steps though during the hack, but still can't blame you for your tokens getting hacked. So far i know, MEW is safe for now.

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I think myetherwallet should be safe by now, I use it yesterday to make some transaction and i think it is safe now. Though I did not use myetherwallet directly. I am making use of metamask to access myetherwallet, that way, I won't have to give out my private key. I feel using myetherwallet and metamask together provides a high level of security.

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Recently, there has been some report of MyEtherWallet hacking, I think those users have unknowingly made some mistake or it is not that easy to hack it. I have been using MyEtherWallet for a long time without facing any problem. It is quite safe, just store private key in a safe place.

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As I have noticed by observing the events that have been reported many of the hacking methods have employed phishing techniques. That is so simple the you thought you are just clicking on websites and pages that seems harmelss but was able to save your data. As long as those hackers are out there, it will be hard to say everything online is safe because the flaw is not in the system but on the users who never thought would be their victims. So how safe is MEW? It is safe but it is us that could create such a mistake.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

nothing, its seems like the hacker has access in your privatekey . Just always remember to check url before pasting your private key and dont give it to any other person dont trust other people in when the money involve.

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According to me Mew is safe and secure only until your private key is not stolen by someone else and once the transactions made from your account then there is nothing to recover your funds so my suggestion is to all the individuals to keep safe your private key.

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I already expereinced it ,and i dont think how ,its either i filled the form with my private key or put it in public ,but now my personal and private things about cryptoing is in my safe place and no one can knows

Babayan

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There are no problems with MEW now. Develipers have solved the issues with dns servers, so it is safe enough to use this. You shouldnt worry about it.

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Quote from: JeffBrad12 on May 15, 2018, 09:12:46 AM

Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

You can't do anything to recover your transaction, remember it's permanent transaction and it is not reversible. I guess you have joined in a suspicious airdrop that asking for your private key and make sure you are checking your desktop and then try to use anti-virus to identifying the malware that has been infected you desktop.

thanks

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

MEW is very safe because you can't hack it through its system. It never has any bug, hackers can not penetrate its network. Any loss of the MEW account is usually due to the carelessness of the people. And that's not MEW fault. Protecting your account and wallet is your responsibility, not their responsibility.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

Are you sure that you don't know how you are hacked? The most popular incident is that you are being hacked through a phishing link.

Yes, you didn't noticed that you logged to a MEW lookalike website and that private key that you entered there was saved to the hackers database.

And by the time he got a notification that there was someone that fall to his trap, he immediately open your wallet and transfer all of your funds.

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Quote from: deep4u on May 15, 2018, 09:19:15 AM

Mew is always safe if you take some steps always use metamask to send eth and tokens ,because it's never expose your Private key and also blocks any phishing site if you visit by mistake.

I agree with your opinion. MEW is still safe, provided you are always careful in doing things related to it. Collaborating MEW with metamask is the best way for now, and I'm using it.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

the only best way to secure your wallet is to install an add-on metamask in your frequently used browser.
MEW even strongly recommends this.
since the last hacking incident, I no longer use private key to login on wallet mew

once the balance in your wallet is lost, it can not be recovered again, so next time should be more careful

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There is no possibilities to recover your ethereum or any other crypto, and this is kinda weird that you ask if you can do it.
But what you can do is protect yourself from hacking. Your eth can be stolen only if your private key was stolen, so this is your bad that it goes to wrong hands.
If you are on windows just install anti-virus. And don't download every single file from the internet, take care of your money

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Myetherwallet is always safe as long as you always check the url and do not click on the random link online. I think you can also download the offline version of myetherwallet directly to your computer.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

its your fault that i believe. first keep in mind that,holding mew key in online is not safe at all.then you need to keep bookmark mew official site link because anytime you may entered fake/phishing site.I dont know how you got hacked,but you need to be more serious from now and store your key in a safe place.

here a useful link for you.you can take help from it: https://dailyhodl.com/2018/04/24/myetherwallet-mew-hacked-heres-how-to-stay-safe/

Hexcolyte

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MEW never has a problem, they are open sourced and the team behind is very passion with their project, I have never seen any issue being found on the MEW side.

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MEW is safe even before, but for past few days there are several complaints about MEW that hacks, maybe those people victims of hackers are not using a secured wallet, maybe some people using directly on MEW that directly download on their gadgets like MEW apps. Just used myetherwallet that secured and safe.

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I think MEW is still good for now .. with additional security in transactions and comfortable sure will many who use MEW. hopefully MEW will continue to grow and better in the development of feature

darktt

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I'm using mew for a year and my opinion that it pretty safe. If your money have been stolen from mew ot means that you pc can be viruses or your private key was stolen. You need more safety in your pc.

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It's safe except you doing something risky like giving your private key or something like that. If you want your wallet more safe, you can buy Hardware as additional secure.

czhen

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if Ethereum is gone then it can not be returned again.
and many people who are experiencing the same thing.
hacker attack is very confusing world security crypto.

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The central component in Ethereum is the “wallet”. An Ethereum wallet is what holds your Ether and other Ethereum-based tokens, and conceptually can be thought of like a real wallet.

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I am sorry to hear that!
I use ledger nano s combined with myetherwallet, as far as I know it is a quite safe combination.

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Mew is always safe if you take some steps always use metamask to send eth and tokens ,because it's never expose your Private key and also blocks any phishing site if you visit by mistake.

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I don't know, to be honest, I don't trust mew's safety and I advise everyone to do the same. It's just better to be more attentive to it than to use such a system.

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MEW is safe and probably it's because your fault with doing something wrong like give some personal information or even you give your private key to someone.

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Quote from: cybernet001 on May 15, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

You can't do anything to recover your transaction, remember it's permanent transaction and it is not reversible. I guess you have joined in a suspicious airdrop that asking for your private key and make sure you are checking your desktop and then try to use anti-virus to identifying the malware that has been infected you desktop.

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my mew was recently hacked i don't even no how but my eth was stole and all my tokens is there anything i can do to recover it

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