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Peoples ignorance or do lack of knowledge is always the main culprit on what people go scammed neither they are the ones who do give out or expose of their key or they do just carelessly place up their pk's into unsecure storage or some sort. Hackers are fucking smart ass people, they do just wait up for the right opportunity to come and if you do give them out an opportunity then it will
automatically talks about having an empty wallet of yours. When it comes to security then its always be good on sticking on a wallet which you do posses its pk, (not trusting up any 3rd party platforms and some sort). Next, keep it as secure as you can or away from other people which for them cant access even if its your own family Cheesy

. next, dont forget on where you do store up those or else
you will be fucked up.

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Quote from: Little Mouse on June 28, 2020, 10:52:53 PM

If you generate private key from risky sources, chance of your wallet being hacked is high. For example, if you generate private key through bitaddress online, hacker may get access your private key. It is better to use offline method to generate that. There are a lot of ways to be saved. Using offline wallet/ hardware wallet are best.

Yes and if you are not much knowledgeable about these things then it is best to just use a wallet like coinbase because at least it gives more security and chances are much lower of coinbase turning scam than the chances are that you would fall victim to a scammer in hope of securing a private key yourself. So yeah either generate it offline if you know at least the basics and if you don't just go for a respect wallet provider.

I believe phishing is the largest thread that exist in crypto because it is just too easy to grab email addresses from any airdrop website and then use it to inbox users with suspicious links and steal their information so I strongly agree with the 4th point that OP mentioned because as long as you don't use your primary email for airdrops, ICOs, etc you will be safe from those attempts and no matter how smart you feel you are, if someone tries to hack you 1 million times you are gonna fall to it most probably.

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The harder it is for you to get to your private keys yourself, the harder it will be for hackers to do it.
This is the law of security. You should not go to extremes and dig in the keys in the chest in the backyard of your house, but you must treat the place of their storage responsibly.
Ask yourself: if an attacker gains access to your device, can he get to the keys? If the answer is yes, then you have found the main vulnerability.

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It is not just about the wallet you’re using being secure. There are some ways that people make mistakes and when they lose their coins they try to blame the developers of wallets, when they are clearly the ones that got involved in things that led to their being hacked and them losing all their funds.

I have seen many people complain about wallets that I have been using for years without having any problem. One of my friends complained to me that he lost $1,700 in a Blockchain wallet, but this is the same wallet that I have been using for over four years now. I didn’t go further in asking him what happened, because I know for sure that he must have exposed his info somehow and that led to hackers taking advantage of him.

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Quote from: AniviaBtc on June 29, 2020, 07:46:36 AM

The only thing necessary for me to prevent this kind of situation where your wallets are getting hacked is, never used other gadgets or device to access your wallet. That's very risky even if you know the person that owns the device that you are using. Don't trust anyone when it comes to cryptocurrency especially when we talk about digital wallets.

Every beginners or newbies should know the importance of that and they should know how to improve their security. It is easy to make a digital wallet that has a high security, and it depends on you if you will use other gadgets. But if i were you, i will only access my digital wallet only when I'm using my devices.

Unfortunately, security is not only issue for beginnners and newbies, many crypto users have this problem and often forget their own safety. They trust too much not only to other people but also to different platforms, they share their access data and don't protect their wallets in adequate way. I think that awareness about security and how to protect yourself again hacker attacks and other illegal activities is still very low among crypto users.

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1. Make sure the wallet security feature has added an authentication.
2. Avoid any messages related to private keys, don't respond.
3. Join only airdrops from good projects, but use an alternative email.
4. Do not install third-party wallet applications that are not recommended.

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Usually the wallet is successfully hacked because of lack of caution and lack of security to maintain the wallet that we have.
My advice is always enable 2FA in exchanges, change passwords regularly, use premium anti-virus and don't click unknown
links. Don't tell any story regarding our private key to others. If these tips are done well, then we can avoid hackers.

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- Always download your waller software from the Official website and make sure to verify the GPG signatures before installing so that you can be sure that you are installing an authentic version and not a look-alike malware.
- Always check the domain names and make sure that you enter/type the correct domain name. Don't click on links from Google Ads, emails etc and end up in a look-alike phishing website with closely misspelt domain names.
- Its always better to avoid Web Wallets as they are more prone to hacks

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You could also get hacked if you used custodial wallet because your private keys is being held by a third party that doesn't give you a full control on your funds, so there are chances that hackers could steal your funds. But you can still send and receive payments, it is the reason why I only used custodial wallets when I need to withdraw some of my funds.

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These things happen a lot. Those who get hacked by giving their private keys are just plain stupid as a dog. I mean, who in their right mind would even think of sharing that kind of information to other people? It would be just like giving to others your card details and giving them authorization to take everything you have. Not that I condone other stupidity or carelessness that leads to being hacked, just saying that this is the worst. Anyways, you get my point.

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My first time doing bounty was a disaster using my real email was a bad thing I did. I was flooded by fake offers that cause my email to be full of messages that lead to my unread real email to be buried in deep pages. That email cannot be used now because it always received emails from unknown sources. I cannot tell who's who on that email I used. I should have chosen another email for bounties but it's already too late. Now I'm no longer doing bounties but the email that I used is receiving fake offers every day. this is why people should be aware to not use or publicize their personal email because things can be rough if someone copied it and sent it to those spammers.

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Quote from: davis196 on June 28, 2020, 11:45:16 PM

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Some tips that you provide are very useful and can be used as a reference as a way to secure a personal wallet.
But all also returned to the personal wallet user. Sometimes people who are too careless to keep their wallet's private key, don't secure the device they are using like using an antivirus.

malware, ransomware, phishing lurk every online user. Downloading the application on several sites can be the cause of the virus to enter. Because I have experienced when the computer is infected by ransomware, all data will be locked.
The most important thing is to stay alert and use double security to protect your personal wallet and other important things from being hacked.

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The only thing necessary for me to prevent this kind of situation where your wallets are getting hacked is, never used other gadgets or device to access your wallet. That's very risky even if you know the person that owns the device that you are using. Don't trust anyone when it comes to cryptocurrency especially when we talk about digital wallets.

Every beginners or newbies should know the importance of that and they should know how to improve their security. It is easy to make a digital wallet that has a high security, and it depends on you if you will use other gadgets. But if i were you, i will only access my digital wallet only when I'm using my devices.

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Quote from: huu78 on June 28, 2020, 10:08:39 PM

many beginners like them because of lack of reading, that's important education like this to a beginner so as not to get caught up in loss or theft.
the instructions above are also good and clear for beginners to apply to prevent such incidents. maybe my advice is just more to read and ask people who are more familiar with the new action.

If you are excited to have a transaction in bitcoin, then that's very dangerous for your account. Try to check and improve your security first before you engage in some bitcoin transactions or activities. Beginners are really the most prone in this kind of instances where their accounts are vulnerable to scams.

Mistakes about your wallet will really make you have a huge losses so be more careful in making passwords. Long passwords but easy to remember is enough for you to have a successful and more secured bitcoin wallet. Once you are comfortable with your wallet, and you are not that scared to get hacked or scammed, that will help you to become more confident in making bitcoin as your asset.

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Quote from: Latviand on June 29, 2020, 01:31:59 AM

Quote from: maxreish on June 28, 2020, 09:54:53 PM

Not just with the email that contained suspicious links/phishing links. But there are also malware where you can get from uncertified and unlicensed downloading sites. I remembered my experience from signing up from mining websites and then they hacked my email and password and hacked my crypto coins.

So, it is better not to sign up with any websites and prevent using same passwords and emails connected with your crypto coins exchange/wallets.

As you try to improve the security of your wallets, it is not that hard for you to prevent those scams or getting hacked. The wallets are getting hack because of the owner's negligence about his wallet, if you know that it includes money, you should take care of it as long as you can. All of your assets are there especially if you are holding huge amount of bitcoin.

Having a more unique passwords and maximizing the use of letters, symbols and numbers are really essential for making a strong account password. You should be careful of the gadget or device that you are using, if you want to access your account, make sure that you should not use other gadgets.

Having unique passwords and maximising the use of letters, symbols and numbers only protect us from Brute-force attack but if your device or gadget is hacked or compromised using keylogger malware then it doesn't help you. If user hasn't enable Two-Factor Authentication on email or exchange account then he/she will lost their funds easily.

Back in 2018 I have seen Binance google ads phishing site, I have tested their phishing site on windows and mobile device using Binance account with no funds. Hacker has built so sophisticated phishing site it can steals your 2FA code. I was so surprised by their new way of phishing ideas.

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Quote from: Hhoussam89 on June 28, 2020, 09:33:48 PM

Unfortunately, it depends on the ignorance of some people, not on software methods.

I tend to agree, most probably are those newbies that easily fall in trap by claiming airdrop or whatever free crypto just to access their crypto wallet.
They are lack of knowledge and jumping into crypto space because of hoping to gain profit on it, they never know scammer/hackers are waiting for them to step their trap. Naive and lazy people will commonly a victim of this.

Quote from: Hhoussam89 on June 28, 2020, 09:33:48 PM

Here are some instructions that might help beginners:
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Do you have any other suggestions?

changing a password twice a month is necessary if you have a huge amount had stored.
always escrow when dealing with random people on the internet

others has been replied above.

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Most of the times, it's as simple as don't talk to strangers about your wealth, don't trust anyone and always take too-good-to-be-true stuff with a very large grain of salt. Honestly, most of these hacks/thefts happen when people either download some infected software hoping to get their Bitcoin doubled or just send the money themselves to some "Elon Musk giveaway" address in hopes that a billionaire would get them rich for free. Nobody would do that.

Then you have some people trading stuff with Newbies or complete strangers without a reputable Escrow. That is literally like leaving a bag of cash somewhere in the city, sending the other party the location of the bag and expecting them to leave a Bitcoin paper wallet there for you. It may or may not work, but if you take the risk then you deserve the loss.

This is the Internet and electronic devices. You have to be extra precautious. Act on the Internet as if you just came into a student dormitory with a large bag of Gold coins in your backpack.

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Quote from: erickastella on June 28, 2020, 11:40:16 PM

install premium antivirus examples like Eset (if using a desktop device) because there are so many viruses or malware there that can take over your wallet, why use premium instead of using free?
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I don't think antivirus (premium/non-premium) can help our wallet safe. Antiviruses are only for those viruses or malware which also can be acquired by our own selves or own mistakes/ just being dumb.
The greatest protection for me is being educated and not being dumb, always think twice before clicking anything, especially if you are not familiar with what are you doing.
If you fall into fishing, your antivirus is no use even how much you bought it.

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Don't be fooled by those emails that are trying to copy someone or a service that's very particular to a crypto person. They're likely to attract you with sort of bonuses or anything that looks like a giveaway just for you to sign up.

The technique is read the domain of that email and if that's not familiar to you, ignore. But some of those cons are smart as well, they tend to copy almost near to that particular service that they're copying so be cautious of that too.

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Quote from: maxreish on June 28, 2020, 09:54:53 PM

Not just with the email that contained suspicious links/phishing links. But there are also malware where you can get from uncertified and unlicensed downloading sites. I remembered my experience from signing up from mining websites and then they hacked my email and password and hacked my crypto coins.

So, it is better not to sign up with any websites and prevent using same passwords and emails connected with your crypto coins exchange/wallets.

As you try to improve the security of your wallets, it is not that hard for you to prevent those scams or getting hacked. The wallets are getting hack because of the owner's negligence about his wallet, if you know that it includes money, you should take care of it as long as you can. All of your assets are there especially if you are holding huge amount of bitcoin.

Having a more unique passwords and maximizing the use of letters, symbols and numbers are really essential for making a strong account password. You should be careful of the gadget or device that you are using, if you want to access your account, make sure that you should not use other gadgets.

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