Cryptocurrency Theft

[irinakovallove]

This problem is more and more often encountered. You have to be very careful here. About safety you start to think only when all this has already happened.

[ghosong]

My ETH funds were stolen and I am sure I didn't give out or handled carelessly the Mnemonic phrase, JSON file, private key nor the key store. Please I want to know ways by which a cryptocurrency wallet could be hacked.

Hacking a cryptocurancy wallet can only be done if the private key is compromised. or Phishing. Maybe you clicked something on the web or in your email. Or the MEW phishing link. Or you download some malware on your computer. Perform a full scan on your PC and remove trojans / malware that steal your password. so the best thing to do is to ensure the security of your private key and think before you click on the web.

[CaMeRoNy]

One mistake, a random mistake and you can lose money from your wallet. Just buy yourself a hardware wallet and forget about the torment.

[christofyler]

Nobody can hack your wallet address without having your private key, one way or the other you might have given your password out not knowing maybe through web, phishing site or through fake metamask. You are responsible for your own lost you need to be careful.

[passwordnow]

You've been phished or you have been a victim of copy paste malware.

It's one of the two or its not there. There must be a problem on your computer if you know that you did nothing but your funds were gone.

[catok broek]

My ETH funds were stolen and I am sure I didn't give out or handled carelessly the Mnemonic phrase, JSON file, private key nor the key store. Please I want to know ways by which a cryptocurrency wallet could be hacked.

Cryptocurrency wallets can only be hacked when the private keys are compromised, so the best thing to do to make sure you keep your private key information well secured.

I really agree with what you conveyed, because some time ago when the ramped up wallet was being hacked it was because the account holder was wrong when opening a wallet website that was indeed fake, so that the existing assets could be stolen.
like for example the fake MEW that was troubling at the beginning of the year which was similar to the real one.

[kicauklaten]

I think you opened a phishing site. When signing in it then the whole system we have will be taken by others. and it could be a private key which you have successfully obtained so the wallet you have that taken by it. possible use as a lesson to not open suspicious sites.

[Abiodun99]

$1.1 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in the first half of 2018, and it's relatively easy to do, according to cybersecurity company Carbon Black.
"It's surprising just how easy it is without any tech skill to commit cybercrimes like ransomware," Carbon Black Security strategist Rick McElroy says
The necessary malware, which even occasionally comes with customer service, costs an average of $224 and can be as cheap as $1.04 on the "dark web."

[cryptolet]

Cryptocurrency wallets are only hacked when an individual's private keys are exposed and are not well secured and when you click phishing links.

[MasterMoon]

My ETH funds were stolen and I am sure I didn't give out or handled carelessly the Mnemonic phrase, JSON file, private key nor the key store. Please I want to know ways by which a cryptocurrency wallet could be hacked.

Maybe you had been phished through email? or you access any phishing website it is really hard for that thing to track especially we all know what is the purporse of cryptocurrency be careful next time hope this thing will be lesson learned for you.

[rosezionjohn]

My ETH funds were stolen and I am sure I didn't give out or handled carelessly the Mnemonic phrase, JSON file, private key nor the key store. Please I want to know ways by which a cryptocurrency wallet could be hacked.

You may have been a victim of a phishing site. Or may have downloaded some wallet app pr wallet. Sorry for your loss. Be more careful next time.

[YoungMaster]

My ETH funds were stolen and I am sure I didn't give out or handled carelessly the Mnemonic phrase, JSON file, private key nor the key store. Please I want to know ways by which a cryptocurrency wallet could be hacked.

This maybe because you are wrong entered a private key on a phishing website, Go clear your cookies and bookmark the real one (myetherwallet.com - remember it's with "com", other than this is obviously phising)