Hackers are active these days.

[Zicadis]

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?

Hackers have always been there and will continue to be around and it wont end now because we usually ignore simple things like making security checks like checking correct domain spellings, ensuring site is ssl secure and most of the time we choose to fall for empty promises which are too good to be true which makes it easy for these guys to scam or hack(phish) us.

Anyone here who have faced such problem?

Not faced such and hope not to because hackers are adapting and good every time.

[wildflower18]

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.

I agree with u a 100%. But hackers have been quite active in the past few months with Coindash being hacked, InsureX, ETH parity wallet,etc. They have been stirring things up quite a bit.

Hackers are everywhere it is best to being careful on the transactions that you do. Dont click any phishing sites that may lead to hack all your wallet. Even my friend experience this thing his ethereum wallet hacked, so its better to avoid than regretting later.

[Coffee135]

Hackers are always active. You need to remember that. I do not use additional antivirus programs in order not to lose vigilance. Virus Petya showed that there is no antivirus that will protect you if you chose his victim to hackers.

[Jombitt]

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 there everytime.
Hacker are more active now, they are making some fake website or fake accusation to the fork to tricks others mind.
be civil and vigilant . think before you click anything. It might be phising so be extra careful everytime.

[Adbitco]

Hackers are always on the lookout for opportunities to flex their muscles. The recent events in the bitcoin world could bring out more of them but if you are a vigilant user who reads the specific instructions on how to go about what just transpired, I think you are in good hands. The ones who get victimized often are those who act first before thinking and planning what needs to be done.

Yes that's true hackers have always been active. Mostly these days phishing has become very common where hackers create a replica of any website so as to make believe the common people that they are on the original website they have been using for long. It is always recommended and advised to look for the green address bar especially when visiting websites on secure web like blockchain, bitcointalk, xapo, coinbase to ensure that your on the original website and not a copy of it.

[coinictus24]

Hackers always a threaten to our funds! they hacked exchangs,ETH parity wallet,etc.
So save your passwords,coins,etc carefull!

[hello_good_sir]

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?

Bitcoin has been covered more in mainstream media in the last few weeks. Especially with all the BTC/BCC fork and such. However, its more likely that the ignorant are being suckers.

Hackers have always been there, fake and or scam sites have always been there. The internet is full of scam artists and people trying to rob you. That is a fact and the world should be fully aware of that fact by now.

The issue is that now there is more traffic from people who dont know much about bitcoin and are flailing about trying to get information and falling for the scams sites that dont actually offer anything legitimate. This would explain why there has been more chatter about "Hackers" and the increase in activity. More than likely its less about hackers and more about ignorant people falling into scams and bitcoin traps. This is much more likely than a sudden uprising of hackers right now.

In yoru case however, it is not any hacker... Rather, it's simply because of innate network instability caused by the 1st August events which turned out all okay.

[hatshepsut93]

Always keep in mind that when you import private keys, you are essentially giving access to your Bitcoins, so make sure to move your Bitcoins to a new wallet before claiming your forks. Also, it's recommended to use clients for forked coins on separate machine, to avoid any unexpected bugs that can corrupt your BTC wallet files, getting infected by malware, etc. Don't hurry and make every step carefully, verify each new installation, and be cautious.

[bajing]

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 honestly do not know about it but I do not think it makes sense, it is true we can't make a transactions for several days until the situation returns to normal but isn't because the hacker is active or is looking for prey.

[adzino]

If you send your coins to the right address, there is no way hackers can manipulate the transaction as long as they are not able to change the address or have access to your private keys. We were told to be careful the last few days due to the fork as transactions might get lost.

[Bellator]

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 honestly do not know about it but I do not think it makes sense, it is true we can't make a transactions for several days until the situation returns to normal but isn't because the hacker is active or is looking for prey.

Same here. The first time I heard about it was kinda annoying. Several people mentioned that they are attacking btc so that no one will trust it. I guess they are just putting it down because behind the promising success of btc they also test people's trust if they'll still continue investing or not. Since the price of btc is increasing therefore they are just scaring others. So it's not really the hackers and yes it doesn't make sense at all.

[roadbits]

If you send your coins to the right address, there is no way hackers can manipulate the transaction as long as they are not able to change the address or have access to your private keys. We were told to be careful the last few days due to the fork as transactions might get lost.

Yes if we keep our coins in the safe wallet with full of security then no hackers can hack your wallet. And hackers always active they don't need particular time to hack. They keep on working when they get the chance they will hack. So saving our keys and system is our responsibility. Nobody can hack the coins while it's in the transaction.

[Scorpion]

Yeah they are and they're getting better/more clever with time. Do everything in your power to protect your coins a lot of good ways are taught on YouTube as well.

[Gens09]

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

I agree. Hackers will always be present but it is really a scare. They could intrude to your accounts so it is really a worry. I think we should watch out on our funds better encash if it's of big money

[HasHe]

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?

It has already been warned not to do any transactions during the time of hard fork to avoid confusions.Even i heard a person saying today that he mistakenly downloaded a wallet from a fake website which had name of electrum and had almost lost 40 BTC.Its a big loss.So,it would be better to remain cautious.

[Zemangat]

Hackers are troubling us and making a loss to us. We will lose what we have because of hackers. A lot of hackers who create websites with great benefits .. they ask us to fill out our identity and request an email to it. Alert that temtng. You should check in advance about the website before you provide important information ..

[PinkB]

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?

How hacker can hack my account if i make transaction!! I am not understanding you problem. Hacker can hack money from you if you visit their phishing emails /site and entered information about your wallet.Or if you download a wallet/file that has malware.so making transaction is not a problem, try to be sure that your pc is clean and their are no malware and never visit any phishing site.

[Kelvinid]

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

I agree. Hackers will always be present but it is really a scare. They could intrude to your accounts so it is really a worry. I think we should watch out on our funds better encash if it's of big money

You're right.I suggest too to better encash half of your bitcoins and save it in a bank while half of it remains in your wallet with private keys sealed.It's better to be extra careful always.Hackers are hackers,they won't stop unless they can't target their goal.

[xvids]

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!

Totally true there are tons of phishing sites nowadays .
You should really be careful in logging in your account and make sure that it is the real site.
I have seen a some fake sites of myetherwallet and other sites.

[Labay]

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!

everyday person who know about bitcoin do increase so everyday or a person who know about bitcoin they being obsessefd by that so they were going to do is do an easy money also by an expert user of computer so they can easily hacked or scam other.