nydiacaskey01
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November 09, 2017, 11:45:53 AM |
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If your BTC wallet was hacked, its not the fault of coinbase because they have all bases covered from 2fa to suggesting a strong password. You also need to do your part by changing your password from time to time and not using a password that is very common like your date of birth and don't click any links sent you via private message or not ever.
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trk
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November 09, 2017, 12:44:10 PM |
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That's why I installed 2FA for all my email, because I save private information in it
The only concern for now is MEW which is currently only secured by Pv Key without additional protection, hope they will add 2FA soon
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intelligentdude
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November 09, 2017, 01:04:45 PM |
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Sorry about your loss. I concur with you,it is best to store your coins in a cold wallet.
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Sachinist
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November 09, 2017, 01:12:03 PM |
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My coinbase got hacked today. I got a message on my phone saying that my password had changed. I attempted to follow instructions to stop it, but by the time I had, it was too late and the theif emptied out my hot wallet. The only saving grace was that coinbase has vaults which give 48 hour delay. I wish that I would have transferred more coins to the vault as they were protected. Coinbase has some serious vulnerabilities, but whoever the thief was was able to login from my IP and was able to login to my email despite the fact that I had just changed my password. Be careful out there. Cold wallet your coins.
Coinbase is a joke but they're not at fault here. No 2FA means you leave yourself vulnerable. |
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squallw
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November 09, 2017, 02:32:51 PM |
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Its bad idea to use exchange instead your wallet, you must store your balance in a secure wallet that you can have the control.
Some exchanges like Bittrex, you need to confirm if you have access to another IP, it is more secure, even if you compromised your password and did not have 2FA active, the thief would't access your account.
Anyway 2FA should be mandatory if you cares about your security.
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Rrita
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November 09, 2017, 02:40:48 PM |
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I am user of coinbase wallet about 2 years ago.Till now not faced such kind of situation.I am using mobile number verification and email verification for preventing hack.Its a good way to kept safe my wallet from hack.
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kriticko29
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November 09, 2017, 02:44:34 PM |
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Well i guess you were opening different sites. Mostly hackers encryps hacking codes in pop-ups and then gather your account informations. Be safe next time ! Been there done that !
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ninabobo
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November 09, 2017, 02:59:20 PM |
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My coinbase got hacked today. I got a message on my phone saying that my password had changed. I attempted to follow instructions to stop it, but by the time I had, it was too late and the theif emptied out my hot wallet. The only saving grace was that coinbase has vaults which give 48 hour delay. I wish that I would have transferred more coins to the vault as they were protected. Coinbase has some serious vulnerabilities, but whoever the thief was was able to login from my IP and was able to login to my email despite the fact that I had just changed my password. Be careful out there. Cold wallet your coins.
I think someone knows with you. how could she get on your phone. I think it's planned, maybe your tokens are so many, so you are a target for those who want to plan on stealing your wallet. |
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Pan Troglodytes
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November 09, 2017, 03:48:32 PM |
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I don't know how to safely day trade - you have to trust the exchange in the end - and this is why even if I can see a price change that I know is the opportunity to buy or sell, I simply keep a low profile, hold to my bitcoins and wait through the price change. This is not the most rewarding strategy, but much much safer. I had my money in a cold wallet and now I am testing a hardware wallet, both are secure I think.
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Pan Troglodytes
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November 09, 2017, 03:56:20 PM |
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Oh, it occured to me the moment I posted the last reply - there is this functionality in some of the hardware wallets, they provide 2FA using built in private keys. The device is separated from the computer and the phone, so probably it is unhackable (?). You could read about it and maybe use it in the future. That will not bring your funds back, but maybe it will secure your future funds. I have never used it so you must do your own research.
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ice18
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November 11, 2017, 08:33:51 AM |
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We must learn this as a lesson from another user do not store your hard earned bitcoins on an online exchange wallet for a long time use a desktop wallet instead phising site is everywhere hacking is everywhere so we must always aware of official websites of this exchanges check first if https encryption is present in the beginning of every web address always bookmarked it on your favorite browser beware of look a like sites your system might be compromised.
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mondobitcoin
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November 11, 2017, 08:41:04 AM |
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An online wallet is never safe, the better thing is to use an offline wallet, stored in a computer used only for that
And an exchange wallet is worse than all, because they can disappear with your money
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Nasty23
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November 11, 2017, 08:53:04 AM |
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We must learn this as a lesson from another user do not store your hard earned bitcoins on an online exchange wallet for a long time use a desktop wallet instead phising site is everywhere hacking is everywhere so we must always aware of official websites of this exchanges check first if https encryption is present in the beginning of every web address always bookmarked it on your favorite browser beware of look a like sites your system might be compromised.
Yes we should not store our bitcoins in the online wallet because there are many scammers and hackers now that are wanted to steal bitcoin for their own wants without knowing the other emotion if they steal it. Online wallet can now be hacked by a different way but the most popular now is using the phishing sites that can get our all login information in the site. |
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guoyu78
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November 13, 2017, 02:38:42 PM |
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If your BTC wallet was hacked, its not the fault of coinbase because they have all bases covered from 2fa to suggesting a strong password. You also need to do your part by changing your password from time to time and not using a password that is very common like your date of birth and don't click any links sent you via private message or not ever.
This is the reality why the bitcoin is being use and the why the bitcoin is helping all the people as you are aware of the bitcoin wallets that the bitcoin has the a lot of the wallet and the payment through the bitcoin wallet is now the way of the profit and the income indeed I am aware of it that as much the bitcoin getting wide the bitcoin is getting expensive so according to me the bitcoin is really good to invest on time. |
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BitcoinCommodor
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November 15, 2017, 02:17:10 PM |
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That's why I installed 2FA for all my email, because I save private information in it
The only concern for now is MEW which is currently only secured by Pv Key without additional protection, hope they will add 2FA soon
Use the precautionary measure to save your capital from the dark web monsters and I also apply a lot for security protocols to save my personal information from the hackers and as there are a lot of people around me who are complaining same thing this is not the fault of bitcoin this is totally fault for the user that he must have to secure his asset and as you have so precious coin then apply security to save it man. |
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