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Title: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Wary on March 06, 2014, 12:29:11 AM Be vigilant! Change your email passwords. Make them longer. Use 2FA. Don't keep bitcoins in your PC. Don't use any personal info for paper/brain wallets. Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: franky1 on March 06, 2014, 12:33:38 AM well bitcointalk has also sold email addresses.
i have an email address purely for this forum. and yep i get spam that is bitcoin related Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: NoWhammies on March 06, 2014, 12:43:16 AM Don't keep Bitcoins on your PC!? Where are you supposed to keep them?
Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Wary on March 06, 2014, 12:47:03 AM Don't keep Bitcoins on your PC!? Where are you supposed to keep them? Paperwallet, brainwallet. Or offline computer.Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Wary on March 06, 2014, 12:50:29 AM well bitcointalk has also sold email addresses. Bastards. Can't trust anyone. But bitcoin is trusltelss technology anyway :)i have an email address purely for this forum. and yep i get spam that is bitcoin related Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: thorjc on March 06, 2014, 01:13:14 AM is 2FA the best way to safeguard against hacker attacks ?
Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: pungopete468 on March 06, 2014, 01:14:56 AM People use BTC for different purposes. If it's an investment then keep it offline.
If you plan to use them for purchases it's kind of hard not to keep them on a networked device... Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Wary on March 06, 2014, 01:32:25 AM is 2FA the best way to safeguard against hacker attacks ? The best way is cold storage :) But if you have to use an online storage, 2FA is the must.People use BTC for different purposes. If it's an investment then keep it offline. If you plan to use them for purchases it's kind of hard not to keep them on a networked device... It's still possible, thanks to Armory. Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: substratum on March 06, 2014, 03:27:59 AM is 2FA the best way to safeguard against hacker attacks ? If the hacker just has your password somehow, 2FA can help. If they have malware on your machine, 2FA won't necessarily stop them. They can just wait for you to log in with your 2FA and then have their way with your account. Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: jadehorse on March 06, 2014, 03:28:11 AM Where did you get this information? by the way guys writing above are completely right, offline computer is the best way to defend yourself from theft
Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Wary on March 06, 2014, 04:01:53 AM Where did you get this information? http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1zaqvy/bitstamp_email_list_used_to_spread_mtgox_malware/Title: Re: The first line of defence is taken Post by: Sindelar1938 on March 06, 2014, 04:30:35 AM Get wallets offline and on paper
Never reuse the same address You should be okay |