Hackers are active these days.

[malikusama]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

[Quantus]

Lots of fake websites
Lots of bad backdoored programs and e-mail fishing scams
If you visit a website check the address to make absolutely sure your on the real website.
Trust no one!

[Kemarit]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Hackers are everywhere. And with the current situation which is a bit confusing for most of us, they will take advantage like creating a fake websites for claiming free BCC. There is one user claiming that he lost 45 bitcoin by downloading a fake electrum wallet. Maybe he is rushing things up to get BCC/BCH. I would rather wait and see how everything goes before claiming my free coins. We need to be extremely cautious at this time. I would advise as well not to do any transactions especially getting BCH/BCC as the risk is too high to lost your bitcoin as well.

Here is the thread if you are interested: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2059967.0

[Celsiuss]

Hackers have always been active. The most common way of being a hacker's victim is the user's fault. Often fake website, phishing emails and social engineering. When using the internet, be aware. Scan your pc regularly and don't click og sketchy links. Especially don't download sketchy software. If you really need to, use a virtual machine.

[noictib]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

I don't think this was truth because Bitcoin transaction are operated over the blockchain and  As there small chance if the splitting so the team announced to remain pause during this time because during the split there was some chance to lost the btc in network .
So that was all news to make everyone safe to keep Bitcoin safe and don't fall into fork experiment .
But here after fork , i think we are seeing some scam sites like electroncash.org ( copyright claim by electrum and also some news to sxam like thing but not happen but may be something wrong ) .

[MysticOne]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

 Hackers are always very active and you should always be taking precautions against them. The BTC fork for them is a golden opportunity that they will be  taking advantage of.  Take the proper precautions and you shouldn't have too much to worry about.

[reflector]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Hackers, how they can hack your wallet until you share the private key and wallet.DAT file.  If you keep it safe then your wallet amount will be safe. If you face any issues in concern wallet, please report to support team of that wallet.

[MAbtc]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Transactions are stable at this point. But if you are trying to interact with the Bcash fork, there are definitely some dangers. Since people are looking for a new wallet to split their Bcash and dump it, there's definitely going to be some folks that fall for fake wallets.

I wouldn't trust the Electron wallet, or any of the Bcash wallets until you have thoroughly analyzed the code (if not, at least have someone you trust verify safety first). It's not worth interacting with this fork until you are sure your bitcoins are safe.

[aleksej996]

If you are using a local wallet that you used before and not an online one, then I don't know of any new dangers.

It is a valid worry to not make transactions if there is some malware going around, since some wallets are encrypted and ask for your password when you are trying to send your coins, at which point the keyloger can steel your password. However I am not aware of any massive malware outbreak at the moment.

[swogerino]

Hackers are part of the internet and we have to deal with them. If you have your PC protected , you use a safe desktop wallet like Electrum and do not click suspicious links sent to you through email or from the websites you visit , everything should be fine. In fact for people who are afraid many suggest to buy an old laptop to format it and only install Electrum in it. You do bitcoin transactions only from that laptop, and use your PC for everyday usage.

[amacar2]

No it is safe to move your bitcoin but you have wait to claim your BCH token because there are not any trusted wallet for bitcoincash till now.

Read this news on top of this forum

News: ALL CLEAR: You can now use Bitcoin as you were previously. For more info, including how to claim your BCH (optional), see here.

Check this August 1 summary : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2059111.0

[masterwakokok7]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Hackers are always active they're just waiting the perfect time to attack. In which such cases like these, When people are panicking due to the split last August 1. Some users *we can't blame them since it's part of our human nature* easily attracted to transfer their coins in any way possible. I already saw a thread here that claiming he lost a huge amount coins because of the wallet he downloaded from a site which I think is dummy site of a knowned wallet. It's better to be more cautious and as of the moment don't trust anyone. Do your own research about what is happening, and don't rely much on other people.

[Amevalentine]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

just be careful when downloading installer wallet, check download source and antivirus active its recommended. nothing 100% system secure.
Many backdoored programs outside there, i had bad experience last year, when installing backdoor trojan, its not easy to scanning and removing it. I suggest not to saving your financial infos into 1 computer, save backup wallet & some notepad on usb,

[Shinpako09]

Hackers has never been inactive. If you got caught by hacker, the fault is yours for being not extra carefull by clicking malicious links or by visiting websites that could lead in getting private info. Although the act has been done by hacker, they won't get any info if you become extra carefull in the internet.

[Vishnu.Reang]

A number of wallet robberies are going on. People are moving their coins from paper wallets to exchange wallets and vice-versa, in order to claim the BCH. Hackers are noticing these transactions and trying to exploit them.

[jonggrang]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Many hackers use bitcoin because it is an easy payment tool. Because it is the best current technology with tools for payments on the Internet that need to cross the continent is a blockchain technology that is Bitcoin.

[An0nyMoose]

Lots of fake websites
Lots of bad backdoored programs and e-mail fishing scams
If you visit a website check the address to make absolutely sure your on the real website.
Trust no one!

Some guy just started a thread claiming he was scammed out of $150,000 worth of Bitcoins...

He was trying to get Bitcoin Cash and downloaded a .exe file from an unknown website which he thought was an Electrum wallet.

Turns out it was malware and shortly after, his 48.5 Bitcoins disappeared.

[pooya87]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

either they said it wrong or you misunderstood them.
there is nothing wrong with making transactions. for example if you had a bitcoin wallet in cold storage and have been safe so far, you are still safe. nothing has changed and hackers have been active all along.

the only thing different is when you are trying to use a new thing. in this case the bitcoin cash wallets. there are a lot of sleazeballs who will take this opportunity to scam. like by giving you a fake wallet with backdoor. just be careful what you download and where you are downloading it from.

the 48.5 bitcoin guy was a fool downloading a fake electrum wallet from a fake website!

[LouVandetta]

Some bitcoin users told me not to do transactions in these couple of days because hackers are active these days. I want to know is it true? or some kind of rumor? Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Not only "this couple of days".
Hackers are everywhere and always active. And suddenly came out of nowhere.

So we have to be more careful everytime we do a transactions.
As for transaction, it's working fine on my end.
Just make sure you double checks everything.

[jwkman]

hackers will always be active and everyone just needs to be smart and not rush doing things... from slack scams, fake websites, fake wallets... it never ends