How to Protect your BITCOINTALK Profile from Hacking

[ziyush]

BCT profile is very useful and now because of source of earning and marketing  many hacker targets and hack high-value profile.

I want to know steps using which a bct user can protect his profile and even when it get hacked then how he can recover that.

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[TryNinja]

To avoid getting hacked: use a strong and unique password, don't fall for phising versions of BTT, don't get infected with a malware.

To recover your account in case you get hacked: stake your bitcoin address with a signed message in this thread so you can recover your acc with a signed message. If you don't know how to sign an address, check this thread.

[LeGaulois]

You can install a virtual machine, using your own computer or buy a cheap VPS (you can find some very cheap deal now, like 15$ a year)
Install a parental control on the browser and set it to allow only bitcointalk.org to be visited
No public wifi
No weak password
No password stored on a cloud
Don't click on weird links
Use plugin like NoJS
Change the password from time to time
well, the basics...

[kiemnhieutien]

In fact, the reason most of members that have their account got hacked is because of their weak password, or their computer got hacked. Best way to protect your account is to protect your computer, install strong antivirus program with real time protection, stay away dangerous websites, never click a strange links. Use a strong and complex password for your account.

[teddy5145]

In fact, the reason most of members that have their account got hacked is because of their weak password, or their computer got hacked. Best way to protect your account is to protect your computer, install strong antivirus program with real time protection, stay away dangerous websites, never click a strange links. Use a strong and complex password for your account.

Modern windows OS offers great protection from the start, I doubt you will need additional antivirus. Windows defender paired with common sense are the best protection
Strong password is a must, but strong doesn't mean complex, in fact people tend to forget their complex password.
https://xkcd.com/936/

If you insist on using complex password, I'd suggest to use password manager.

[Suslived]

A simple but often taken for granted way to secure your account is to simply look at the URL before entering your user account credentials. If you see anything other than bitcointalk then get out of that website immediately.

Some people can hide the URL by using a domain like bitcoinwalk.org. Don't fall for it.