Can exchanges steal my ether

[ganeshramk]

That's kind of strange situation. That's why we should not keep our coins or tokens at our exchange wallets.

[daniel002]

If you have logged in to a phishing site same name with forkdelta and etherdelta then they can steal your balance there. Dont be fooled with those sites just check for the true website or the true spelling of the website because some of those scam exchanges mimic other legit exchanges.

[fosco333]

You must keep watching this address and find out where the coin go to :

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Now moved to: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7ab9da14bf20fad590201c52b946bad767a584f2

Decentralized exchange should not steal your ether if they are a trusted and legit exchange.
I don't using etherflyer, but forkdelta and idex are the most exchange i use and i have never experiencing any problem with my balance.

[khiholangkang]

I logged in to etherflyer with my private keys and after months of leaving it logged in, I scanned my wallet today and only to find out that my ether has been moved to a new wallet. Is that my fault as in a friend of mine stealing my coins or it may be from the etherflyer team?
All my other wallets are intact.
My wallet address on etherscan: https://etherscan.io/address/0xd18a2aea95b1e992402be37e368c510fba8b7ae0
Now moved to: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7ab9da14bf20fad590201c52b946bad767a584f2

Please I need your your advice. Thanks

It is not possible for an exchange to take a small amount of user assets, it can damage the exchange's reputation
If you say your friend has access to your account, of course he is the one taking your assets

[Jorge158]

I see this often happens and this can be your experience. You must separate exchange wallet and main wallet. Don't logged to exchange with your main wallet private key because not safe and you will lose all you coins.

The renowned exchanges like Binance and Coinbase have good reputation because they keep the funds of investors and traders safe and have no intentions to steal the ether or other form of currency of users on the exchange platform. Since exchanges are liable to attackers and hackers, it is always safe to keep funds or assets in their native wallets where the investor or trader has full access to the login details such as private keys.