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I was always wondering  what  could  happen if  myetherwallet.com  website get hacked... so it's   better  to have the coins on  a   desktop wallet,  instead of  a  web wallet?
It's   a  question because  I a  little bit  afraid  of  web based  wallets

Generally your coins are always on the blockchain - and if you control your private key you can access them.
The problem with online wallets is, that your private keys can be sniffed (they hack the website and copy your key and then move your coins on the blockchain).

Most safe wallet is desktop wallet on a secured computer.

waves   has  only the  web lite  extencion   as  wallet?

MyEtherWallet itself if safe, but watchout for phishing sites that look like MEW. There are more and more scammers who ask for your private keys/wants you to login through their phishing slack, so be sure to pay attention, especially on slack channels.

It is safe. I have been using it for a while now and never had any problem. Make sure you keep your private key safe and be careful with the fake websites that look like them. ;D

Myetherwallet is completely safe problem is that there are millions of fake myetherwallet website links all around web even Google to trick you to steal your password. Just check your site link first and be relaxed. Eberything s gonna be alright.

Myetherwallet.com is perfectly safe.  Just don't fall for the phishing websites.  Always bookmark MEW. 

Just like others said. Myetherwallet is safe unless you landed on a fake or phising website. For your assurance here is the link https://www.myetherwallet.com/. Always check the URL and look for MYETHERWALLET LLC [US] Certificate.

Be safe and secure

https://myetherwallet.groovehq.com/knowledge_base/topics/protecting-yourself-and-your-funds

If the website got hacked and there is a possibility for the amount in the wallet to be revealed. I can say that was better to have your coin on the desktop wallet, But as far as i know that will not easy to hacked themew wallet, many people are still save their amount in there and the team always update the security of the forum.

There is nothing to hack on MEW website, they don't keep your keys.

Only risk is if you go to a fake MEW website.

I trust, but be cautious. Do not keep your investments in a wallet.

the official wallet must be secure and the site with myetherwallet.com address is official and safe for eth users. it's just that today many phishing attacks happen and people are deceived because the site address and site look just like myetherwallet.

Yeah its safe, but you should use local wallet. Its always better to store your coins in your own network. You never know whats going on other networks or yo dont know how secure they are!

myetherwallet doesn't save your private key or anything so you are totally safe. But be careful phising site

It has a lot of fake website similar with myetherwallet. You need to check is it real or fake. don't click to fake site.

Yes i agree @chicobr, the private key is very inportant in myetherwallet to secure and safe the wallet. And your correct there's so many phising site out there they look like myetherwallet.

yes, its safe and one of the most trusted etherium wallets today, most users are on a bounty are preferd using myetherwallet.com compared to other etherium wallet because mew suporta all erc20 based token  and also etherium therefore this is the best wallet if your on to bounty hunting. although theres a risk because its a web based and can be prone to hackers.

just make sure its myetherwallet.com and not myetherwallet.con

There is a lot of user of myetherwallet but don’t heard any news about myetherwallet for not being safe. “MyEtherWallet.com does not hold your keys for you. We cannot access accounts, recover keys, reset passwords, nor reverse transactions. Protect your keys & always check that you are on correct URL. You are responsible for your security.” ---- myetherwallet.com

I have several times found phishing sites similar to myetherwallet go into my email. they have an alibi like your account will be freeze if you do not login to their link because they only need your private key to get in your wallet. so keep careful dude. keep safe your private key.

Does anyone know how to turn on 2FA on MEW?

you can't. MEW doesn't offer that.
If you're on a site that says you can it is a scam !!

i think my etherwallet is safe because so far i use, i am not having a problem and i can send the tokens to the exchanges. but i am worried about the gas for the fee because i think it will increase soon. as long as we save our private keys into safe place, i think we don't have to afraid that our account is hijacked by someone else.

Till now I have never seen any 2fa in MEW. I think the site you are looking is a fake site so don't send any tokens to it.
When you google it there are many phishing websites about the MEW, so be careful choosing the exact address of MEW.

If you save your keychain file on a remote place and don't fall for phishing attempts and/or get hacked and someone steals your private key MEW is safe.

I think it's safer than stock exchanges.

Thanks for that! I always use my bookmarks and I always check the SSL too.

It is as safe as it can be. You only need to be on the lookout if trying to login on their wallet. The best thing is to store the private key elsewhere and just setup their browser extension, that way you only need to log on using your password and you would never have to take your private key out anymore.

Lol, takes balls to have he clue in the name!

I agree, MEW is a reliable online wallet. That said, the best safety is achieved by creating (encrypted) paper wallets of your private keys and storing them somewhere safe. Lots of tutorials out there.

Yes myetherwallet is safe. Your coins are store in the block chain not in myetherwallet. It is just a platform for you to access your wallet. Just beware of phishing websites.

every ico recommend using it so it's safe but to be more caution you can use hardware wallet.

If you have your private key and .dat wallet file your wallet will be safe for sure. I haven't tried myether wallet yet so I cannot able to give critics or praises about them. I have heard in this section mostly positive feedback about this wallet and jaxx wallet which are can use to save the ETH coins. Still I am using coinbase itself to save my eth coins.

Theres nothing to worry on using Myetherwallet since it is really safe as long you didnt expose off your private keys.I cant think off on the site would be hacked but still they cant able to steal up your wallet since you do have your key.Dont bother or worried too much on this stuff because most people say on here that it is completely safe just be responsible on how you do keep those important informations safe from anyone.As being said be careful also on the phishing sites which are similar into MEW if you arent to careful then you would end up on putting up your keys on a wrong website which would cause for you to be hacked.

It's a safe website you can trust but there are few websites trying to hack people's wallets by trying to like the original website . Therefor you need to check url before you make any move on that website.

https://www.myetherwallet.com/ has a good reputation and is very convenient. They have a very nice menu to swap BTC and ETH.

You are right this is possible, if someone or a group can make some changes on the code of website they may steal a lot of private keys but that must be very difficult. Mew owners are not stupid.

Myetherwallet is tottaly safe . Because you only know what is your private key. But make sure that your private key did not find hacker because if hacker see your private key for sure he open your account and they withdraw the coin that you have. Always be careful always check your coin everyday if necessary to prevent losing. Keep away from the link that you see dont click it because they have possibility those link when you click they get information.

This is why you should always access the website through your favorites that way you know you are accessing the true site, typing may seem like the right choice but if you make a mistake while typing it you could access a mirror site ready to steal your ETH and all your tokens, some people prefer to look at it in Google but I have seen that some scammers are willing to spend some dollars and publish text ads so if you access through the ads you could end in a mirror site once again.

ya. I use it for a long time and see it is better than use exchange wallet. Offline wallet is the best but you need to do many things

I think our safety is in our own hands. We should think that everytime that website can be hacked or our account can be hacked. I am also using that site as my ETH wallet and I am also afraid that it might be hacked so I did not hold a lot of ETH on that site I transferred almost of my ETH to my another wallet as BTC and I am sure that it is safe. Also, when I am using myetherwallet.com, I always check the LLC on the url because it is a sign that I am in a right site. Prevention is better than cure so we should prevent that our account might hacked and our coins might lost.

It is the best wallet for storing erc20 tokens and all that concerns about ethereum, i use it to store all my coins and it works perfectly, and it is very easy to use, any newbie can use it and learn how to take advantages from it in less than 20 minutes of usage. And they do not store your private key on their website, you are the only one who has the keys, or the json, or anything else that you download to access your wallet.

I never been hear bad thing about mew, so I am sure they are safe. But there are a few phishing web to steal your key  ;D.

it is safe but you need carefully because some phising site out there. maybe mietherwallet or myetherwalllet...

Yes for me. I think that myetherwallet.com is safe . Because of its unique access . It's not a password like any other sites , it is a private key that will be given to you after you create an account. By the way be careful of the phishing site it is a scam by which an e-mail user is duped into revealing personal or confidential information which the scammer can use illicitly so be aware.

It is quite safe! There are plenty options to seruce you access to your wallet! So you can chose the best one!
Just look at this list:

Ledger Wallet
TREZOR
Digital Bitbox
Keystore File (UTC / JSON)
Mnemonic Phrase
Private Key

Yes they are safe , just be carefull to back up everything and you are fine.

among the options to login, which one do you think is simple but still safe mate? I use private key to login in myetherwallet? but I'm quite unsure of its security? I'm afraid my private key is stolen by someone (hacker) see only need a private key to get into the wallet right?

I think the site is safe, but indeed be careful to not land on a fake site (happened to me once).
If you have big amounts to store than use a cold wallet

well we can't do nothing if the private key got stolen there's no way to avoid hackers to empty our wallets so its really advise to make sure that
we double check or like what MEW said to bookmark the site so you will not be tricked by a phishing website and for extra precaution better also
to double check before doing any action/

For beginners like me who are new to crypto, I think myether wallet is quite complicated to use because there we must save the id given from the wallet site and also the privacy key should always be remembered do not let us forget. By looking at how it works, I think myether wallet safe to use when id and our privacy key is unknown to others. When compared to token storage from the mobile version of the wallet, I think myether wallet web storage is best for storing tokens we have.

Try using the air gap, it is the best option especially when sending large amounts. this way you will never leave your private keys on a computer.

Works great for me, no problem till now and I think it's best wallet😉😉

I think yes, myetherwallet.com is safe because of its unique access. This site doesn't use password to access instead they use a private key which is given to only you when you created your account. But always be careful because as of now, there are  person who will do their best to steal anything you own like this.

It's safe but its so easy to get phished on a web based wallet. I generally tend to avoid the hell out of anything browser related.

MyEtherWallet one of safe wallet. But u need to keep safe And Privet your privet key or wallet Buck up File. And Be Careful don’t login in fake website.

A lot of people already mentioned to bookmark the real site of myetherwallet. And the real site already verified. But they are losing their money caused by the phising never understand about that. And just take the paper wallet from myetherwallet should be considered as very safe place to safe our money in there.

myetherwallet.com is safe and so far the best wallet to use for eth and it is mostly used by the members here on the forum who loves to join a bounty campaign that pays in altcoin or tokens but you have a point that it is prone to hacker and malwares because its online therefore if you want to safely secure your coins then you must store it in a offline wallet or cold storage to have a less risk of your coins being stolen.

myetherwallet.com is a safe website, the vulnerability depends upon the user as if he is careless or  unaware about the malicious activity of a hacker like phishing and website front-end cloning, then the user is easier to hack.Their are hackers that are asking for your account or private key for MEW pretending that they are support personnel and doing alibis like email verification, passwords or some others are sending files for key logger that can monitor your pc activity.Be vigilant and always keep updated your internet security anti-virus or malware protection. Always see to it that your myetherwallet.com appears exactly below this sample image.

https://masterthecrypto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MEW-1.png

I agree with you I've receiving a lot of notification to login from a bogus myetherwallet slack bot has a lot of this this is the reason I stopped  using slack they are spam fest and cannot be trusted and also be sure to bookmark the real myetherwallet.

myetherwallet.com is quite safe. But be aware of fake domain names. There are tons of hacking attempt when it comes to mytherwallet. You'll get mails, slack notification etc to check you funds in wallet. Never do that. Mytherwallet never asks for anything through mails or slack. People get hack because of themselves and their stupidity. Always be cautious when it comes to your money be it exchanges or wallets.

Nothing is 100% safe unfortunately

I can confrim that it's safe. It is a great platform for your Ethereum coins. You just need to watch out if you are on the right website because some shadybusinesses are trying to hack your wallet by creating a fake website with similar name.

It's always better to hold your coins in your own wallet. Myetherwallet is not %100 safe program and can be hacked. Keep your PC clean is very important. If you are too paranoid about it buy a hardware wallet.

Everything is not safe in the Online because we have to make them safe by using those. As long as if you don't share your private key to anybody then you will be safe. Think twice before and read twice before clicking any link in net, for my knowledge MEW is a safe wallet.

1)You should use local wallet.
2)Download local version from GitHub.
3)Everytime chek URL address.

Yo have a point there.But consider tat your own laptop/destop can be hacked as well. There is alwas a flaw with any means of storing coins. Almost anyone would agree that you must hold your private keys to be safe. But the other da there was a story of a guy that destroy his papper wallet with water...

hardware wallet, example?

Ledger Nano S or Trezor.

It's safe as far as I know given that you don't end up on spam website. You can also purchase hardware wallet to secure your coin but I'm not sure if they support all of them.

Correct myether and coinbase are wallet which preferred by the most of the altcoin user. Whenever you log into the wallet you have to go with the perfect url and you should not google it because you may get the scam site link in that which will scratch the all eth coins from your wallet. Check the below link to know the usage.

https://myetherwallet.groovehq.com/knowledge_base/topics/how-to-securely-use-mew-myetherwallet-dot-com?from_search=true

If you wanna feel safe, you should use offline wallets or hardware wallets.
Anything is totally secure

Safe and works magnificently, just pay attention to malicious clones.

Coinbase as an altcoin wallet? No it isnt and its not being preferred by most people knowing that it is just an exchange wallet and knowing off that they do only hold up ETH and BTC coins unlike on MEW which store ups all erc20 coins. It is actually safe as long you do keep those keys out on public i would rather using this lite version rather than on downloading all the chain on using eth mist.

I still not experience any issue about using myetherwallet.com.. These days we are seeing lots of fake sites right now are appearing and mostly they are advertise in adwords and bing..
If you are always check the website url you can aware if its fake or not.. So becareful of accessing website always check the url if its exact or not.  
Coinbase are good as alternative but the problem you have no control to your private keys. . so myetherwallet for me is the best wallet as of now .

Keep your private key and your password secure and then it is about as safe as can be. Obviously it could be hacked but you run that risk with pretty much anywhere. 99% of the time people cause their own downfalls by not being savvy.

Myetherwallet.com very strong ,safe and top security your wallet .but there are many scammer..you always avoid the person and don,t share  your private any person .

Actually, I think these are the same wallet generators. I saved the generator on a usb and used a computer I never attach to the Internet for added security to actually generate the wallet. you should write mine directly on the paper printout. Hope that helps

It is safe were put all your details in a very easy way which a safe wallet. Im using this wallet so far it is safe and secured to use.

beware of slack messages with false myetherumwallet . it end with .de

It's perfectly safe, as long as you never click any link to the website. Got many e-mail even today warning about a security breach, linking to myethcrwallct (note the c's instead of e's).

Yes. They store nothing that can access your wallet, it's all with you. That's why when you lost privatekey, etc., they can do nothing to help you take it back.

The risk is you lost the info. yourself by clicking into phishing website then enter your private info.

myetherwallet is probably one of the safest online wallets out there. Definitely much safer than keeping funds on an exchange

It is safe,
It is probably the best way to add token.

Important thing:
Never click any link from slack or other link to open Etherwallet.
Other link may have some fishing algo.
Be carefull.

Yes some people are spreading the fishing links through slack. I do not use it anymore. bookmark each of your important accounts and check back for fishing to be well recognized.

You are the one who is responsible of your coins safety, if you didn't lose your private key, no one can steal your coins, but if you want another wallet with additional features, you can use blockchain.info for storing ether alongside with bitcoin.

You do not need to check your coins everyday in order to avoid being hacked, the only thing you need to do is to create your wallet in a safe computer, a computer that has a clean OS, if you downloaded a pirated version of windows that OS should not be considered safe at all since it could have key logs or other tracking software that can steal your coins.

The security sucks, this is the only place i have lost anything. At least the banksters give me a reach around.
My score card:
Myetherwallet loss - 141 VERI, 300 SALT, 940 PLR,184 RVT in 6 mo.

wow, I've been using myetherwallet for many months now, and have never had any issues.  I realize that there is risk putting them in a wallet I don't control, but I was willing to do so for now.  After reading some of this post though, I may be reconsidering...

MyEtherWallet is good for storing ERC20 tokens with a Ledger Nano hardware wallet, works well and your private key is stored on the Ledger.

As others have mentioned watch out for scammers trying to get people to click incorrect urls and also double check your using the right url each time you visit the website.

I think my ether wallet is not entirely safe especially from phishing attacks because many of my friends lost the banmyak token because of that, so you have to be careful in opening the email. especially if the sender's email is not recognized

No system is totally safe. Hackers attacks whenever they want and when something that interests them. They will always find a way to get into a system if wanted to. To prevent that, you must be responsible of your safety. Wallet's security will be less vulnerable to attacks of you are careful in using your wallet. It can't be avoided, but can be lessened the chance of being a victims of hacking.

i think at this moment Myetherwallet is safe
but make sure keep your private key on safe place too,, do not give the private key to somebody

now myetherwallet is been a target of phising, so all MEW user must extra care when using it, dont use private key when using MEW
better use keystore and password when using MEW

The wallet of myetherwallet.com is very safe from the hacker because no one can know your private key . So they cannot open your wallet. But be careful when you clicking a link because they have possible when you click a link they get soem information about your account and possie to open that if the private key you save it to the site or documents they see that so they can open it. Always be careful.

It is as safe as it can be.  To be more cautious you can use hardware wallet. Offline wallet is the best but you need to do many things

It is quite safe. If you dont mistype the site name you are more or less safe :)
If you need something really safe, use paper wallet or ledger nano.

As far as I know the site is operated bei the Ethereum team. So you do not need to worry about that it will disappear. You can also use it with Trezor hardware wallet, which I really like.

But you should always make sure that you are on the correct website address. There are many scams occuring.

Perhaps, you will get hack only if you become careless, just make sure you wont tell to anyone about your private key and password to your Myetherwallet or MEW. Then if there is a site asking your private key and address don't attempt to go into that site. Just be very careful anyway in everything you do dude.

Since This Site Is Secured There Should be no Worries At All, But, always be Wise Specially in any Transactions and always double check if The Address is Right and Proper.

Phishing sites and Sniffers of Private Keys Are Everywhere,
Making Money is not Just Too Simple that in Just A blink of an eye and A Simple mistake can make it all vanished and be taken For Granted,
 So always Double Check.

Therefore, Yes, Myetherwallet.com is Safe. (Guaranteed)

I started using Myetherwallet and never stop.
Why someone has security doubts?

Which are the differences between Myetherwallet and Trezor?

Trezor is Hardware wallet.
MyEtherWallet online wallet.
Cause last time more and more people get hacked, Never give your private key to strangers.

MyEtherWallet.com is safe as long as you keep your private keys and passwords for wallets in a safe place (off-line, encrypted in separated files with a strong password or store private keys on hardware wallet like Ledger Nano S) Remember you can always check your Token balance in blockchain explorer, no need to login to MyEtherWallet. Keep your Tokens in few wallets, use one for transactions, and other for store your crypto. Remember to bookmark MyEterWallet.com and always check address bar for a certificate (padlock) never open any links to MEW from chats, forum or private message especially Slack - so many fake forks there, and you will be on safe side. VeraCrypt is highly recommended for storing your private keys and passwords, not in WordPad.

I think myetherwallet.com is safe for as long as no one else holds your private keys and other passwords on your myetherwallet account. I have had my MEW account for a couple of months already and I really don't have any problems with it so far and my coins are perfectly safe. Didn't need to transfer it elsewhere because I hold the private keys to my MEW account which makes me feel safe.

Yup - I love MEW. It's quick and easy, and I can use it for all of my airdrop coins. Just make sure to print a copy of your private key and put it in a safe somewhere.