Topic: [TIPS] How to Prevent Your BLOCKCHAIN.INFO account from Hackers.! (Read 1411 times)

SMS verification is part of 2 Factor Authorization, so you don't have to mention it anymore.
Email verification & Google Authenticator is also part of 2 Factor Authorization too.

Follow these steps to prevent your blockchain account from getting hacked:
1. First of all, verify your email address to recover your account in case your account gets hacked or you forget your password.
2. Add your phone number in your account settings for extra security.
3. Add an extra password for transactions. It can help you and prevent the hackers from spending your funds in case they get access to your account.
4. Always keep your notifications switched on , either/both by email and/or SMS so that you can track record of any changes made to your account !
5. Use 2 Factor Authorization .
6. Save and encrypt a copy of your private key or backup file. You can encrypt it using one of the software listed Here
7. Do not download software you do not trust on your computer.
8. Make sure you have an anti-virus software running, and keep it up-to-date
9. Write down your backup seed that blockchain provides when you sign-up for the wallet, do not copy it without encryption in a txt or such files.
10. Do not fall into phishing scams, an example of this is : People on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, etc) claiming to be BlockChain. They setup pages with blockchain-like logos, then spread “promotion campaigns” that require users to give their private information (such as account mnemonic) to participate. As soon as they have this information, they sweep the funds away. Blockchain never asks for private information like mnemonic , backup file , private key and such .
Following these steps will prevent your account from being too vulnerable, but if you want your funds to be secure never use web-wallets for amounts over 0.1 BTC. Use either Electrum or MultiBit or if you want extra security for cold storage, use Armory .
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Here are some ways from which u can prevent your blockchain account from Hackers.
1) First Of all You must verify your email id there.
2) Also add your phone number in yoir account settings for extra security.
3) Add an Extra Password For transactions out there. It can help u and prevent the hackers from Spending ur funds if unfortunately they have access to your account.
4) Always keep your notifications on by email or sms so that u can track record of any changes made to your Blockchain account !
5) Always Try to use 2 Factor Authorization .
So in this ways you can easily prevent your blockchain account from hackers and keep your wallet more safe !
It would be a very helpful Post For Newbies ))

I like the way blockchain.info works but online wallets do make me very nervous. Thanks for all this info.

How do phone wallets like Mycelium compare for security? Is it easy for others to gain control of them remotely?

Here are some ways from which u can prevent your blockchain account from Hackers.
1) First Of all You must verify your email id there.
2) Also add your phone number in yoir account settings for extra security.
3) Add an Extra Password For transactions out there. It can help u and prevent the hackers from Spending ur funds if unfortunately they have access to your account.
4) Always keep your notifications on by email or sms so that u can track record of any changes made to your Blockchain account !
5) Always Try to use 2 Factor Authorization .
So in this ways you can easily prevent your blockchain account from hackers and keep your wallet more safe !
It would be a very helpful Post For Newbies ))

I like the way blockchain.info works but online wallets do make me very nervous. Thanks for all this info.

How do phone wallets like Mycelium compare for security? Is it easy for others to gain control of them remotely?

you forgot  2 factor authentication 

you forgot  2 factor authentication 

Well, I have a few crafty friends that come over to my house a lot, and maybe someone else with the same situation (not me) who gets their browser to save their username+passwords, can easily just login into your account. But I trust my friends, but also as an extra security measure, I use Incognito mode on my Chrome.

Just a question, does anyone else use Incognito when making a transaction?

I've been using blockchain wallet for months now and i believe they are secure enough. I just don't know if for instance you got about enough btc inside your account and that if one determined thief will purposely try to jack the account.

are their server secure by the way? what if someone with intention will actually get into thier physical server.

If someone were to use blockchain.info in the past, and then access their wallet through another service and stop using blockchain.info, are they at the same risk to hackers as those actively using bc.i?

If someone were to use blockchain.info in the past, and then access their wallet through another service and stop using blockchain.info, are they at the same risk to hackers as those actively using bc.i?