Private key is not safe

[omonuyak]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

For your private keys to be safe is not the work of myetherwallet or any other wallets provider, it is your duty to keep your wallet private keys safe. I saw a guy that fill a bounty Google Doc form with his private key and I was surprised why instead of putting public keys he put his private keys and if I am a bad person I will move his tokens and ethereum in his wallet.

[czhen]

Maybe this is a phishing scheme
where criminals have your sensitive or confidential information (such as credit card details) by pretending to be someone you know or have a reputation for. The perpetrators of this crime usually use email, social media or websites with the same view 100%.
If you actively use Slack as a medium to communicate and work as a team, then one of Slackbot's Slack functions often sends messages on behalf of an Ether Team or a specific ICO Team and requires you to do something.
For example, notices about Segwit or Hardfok or anything else. in the message you are required to login in your wallet account through the link they provide. Usually the link will take you to the website exactly the same as the original website, but if you look carefully at the domain name and other details, then obviously, that website is a hoax. The same thing often happens on sites that promise to give something amazing for free, you should be suspicious and should avoid visiting sites like that. Believe me, there is nothing free under this sun except oxygen.

[Allincode]

Oh, I saw this topic headline and I was in need to check it out.
But As soon as I read your post I have just one word for you. Phishing.

[pinoyden]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..

I don't understand what is your problem?

How can anyone take your private key by sending ethereum to the address?

I think you may entered into the clone MEW website where the hackers used to copy your private key and then your funds were stolen.But any probide your wthereum address then we can understand what was the problem here.

he got scam so that's a big problem

.but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

i think private key here is so secure but if you really experience that kind of thing i think you got scam because they know you in real life like they use your phone or i think the transaction can be trace here in crypto so better to post this in web wallets for more information about this scam there's a lot of topics about this MEW scam there

Private key option in mew is not safe and mew does always warn it just before you create and log in your account. there were better option to unluck your account in a much safer way, some of them is by using a metamask ( chrome and firefox add on ) ,  .json file , paper wallet , hardware wallet such as trezor , mist , etc. that is the best alternative method to use instead of using a private keys to unlock your mew account. you can avoid phising attempts and hacking attempts if you follow these safety practices.

[minhdang2212]

Maybe your pc is infected with malware or because you shared it with someone.

[erre]

OP didn't come back to give some clarifications, but despite of the "strong" title this is just a clear example of a successful attack on his pc, not priv keys

[mirror001]

I don't comprehend what is your concern? How might anybody take your private key by sending ethereum to the address? Stunned. I figure you may went into the clone MEW site where the programmers used to duplicate your private key and after that your assets were stolen.But any probide your wthereum address then we can comprehend what was the issue here.

[Kubit]

OP didn't come back to give some clarifications, but despite of the "strong" title this is just a clear example of a successful attack on his pc, not priv keys

I agree I guess it is his fault. Private keys are safe unless you hand them over to other people.

[bitcoinisbest]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

For your private keys to be safe is not the work of myetherwallet or any other wallets provider, it is your duty to keep your wallet private keys safe. I saw a guy that fill a bounty Google Doc form with his private key and I was surprised why instead of putting public keys he put his private keys and if I am a bad person I will move his tokens and ethereum in his wallet.

One needs to utmost take care of their private keys and save or store it in the offline mode. Either right it down and keep it where only you can access it and not shared with anyone obviously. Even while sending or mentioning address you need to be sure that you are not sending private keys and even if somebody asking you due to any reason it is an alert of scam.

[jamirrah]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

If you are fond of signing up to various sites, especially those who offer free tokens, free cash, or any sort of good thing for free, those might be the reason, there is a possibility that you have registered into a phishing site.This is why it is important to always check that URL bar above if you are in a safe site and you are accessing a genuine website. Another possibility is you have exposed your private key somewhere (on google forms for registration in bounty campaigns and airdrops, etc.)

[Hamphser]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

For your private keys to be safe is not the work of myetherwallet or any other wallets provider, it is your duty to keep your wallet private keys safe. I saw a guy that fill a bounty Google Doc form with his private key and I was surprised why instead of putting public keys he put his private keys and if I am a bad person I will move his tokens and ethereum in his wallet.

Such mistakes are common and i have experienced on seeing those guys who mistakenly put up their private keys instead of their wallet address which would result into hacking and not all people are kind enough not to access those wallet yet keys are already been exposed.They think most of the time on accessing it and stole those tokens inside of it without minding about their conscience as long they can get easy money if they are lucky they would hit up a very big balance but basing on my experience most of them are just new wallet being created by newbies which do mistakenly put up their keys on ss.

[legendbtc]

OP didn't come back to give some clarifications, but despite the "strong" title this is just a clear example of a successful attack on his pc, not private keys

Exactly, OP should understand as long as of you don't share your private key with other you will be in safe. Most of the companies will never ask you for the private key, even the ICO website including it.

[kalunomics]

Private key remains safe until it is made public then it is no longer private key. Some people save these private keys in a notepad they drop anywhere, some save it in their unsafe mailbox, some even save it in a text document on a public computer's desktop. Some download the JSON key and leave it in the downloads folder of shared devices. There are scam emails that tells you that an attempt was made to access your account and was blocked. To unlock your account, you need to add a 2FA and in the process, they ask you to decrypt your wallet with your private key. I have seen more than enough mistakes by people, especially the newbies in crypto system, in handling of private keys. You have learn his to safely secure your private keys for it to be safe

[Chuokie]

Maybe you send your private key instead of your account, sometime people mistakenly do that, that's why before giving any account number check it carefully since private key and account are same both combinations of number and letters

[ACVinegar]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

To be simple it was happen because you failed to kept your private key, because private key is unique no one can know that aside from you and the system of ether wallet. If you notice the private key were compose of alphanumeric together with small and large letter, so it is impossible to take it in one blink of eye. To many users, its better if you cannot save your private key into your PC or in the phone, because many intruders taking that chance to get your amount in your wallet.

[shoreno]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

To be simple it was happen because you failed to kept your private key, because private key is unique no one can know that aside from you and the system of ether wallet. If you notice the private key were compose of alphanumeric together with small and large letter, so it is impossible to take it in one blink of eye. To many users, its better if you cannot save your private key into your PC or in the phone, because many intruders taking that chance to get your amount in your wallet.

I do save my private keys on my pc and also in my cellphone and so far i did not experience any problem. I do also use myetherwallet for a verry long time up until now and i also didnt experience to get hacked. Maybe the op has accidentally paste his private key on an an aidrop or on a bounty form , because anyone can always take a look in the spreedshets.  Phishing sites is also another factor that i can think of. You know , mew is verry popular when it comes to phisihing sites. this is because mew uses a private key as primary tool to login your account.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

To be simple it was happen because you failed to kept your private key, because private key is unique no one can know that aside from you and the system of ether wallet. If you notice the private key were compose of alphanumeric together with small and large letter, so it is impossible to take it in one blink of eye. To many users, its better if you cannot save your private key into your PC or in the phone, because many intruders taking that chance to get your amount in your wallet.

I do save my private keys on my pc and also in my cellphone and so far i did not experience any problem. I do also use myetherwallet for a verry long time up until now and i also didnt experience to get hacked. Maybe the op has accidentally paste his private key on an an aidrop or on a bounty form , because anyone can always take a look in the spreedshets.  Phishing sites is also another factor that i can think of. You know , mew is verry popular when it comes to phisihing sites. this is because mew uses a private key as primary tool to login your account.

Yes, me too I save my prikey in my pc and my phone until now it's very safe. I don't often see myetherwallet, just once a week to make sure the tokens I have still there or not and see the price conditions. In OP status is indeed a lot of possibilities, there is the possibility of too often open myetherewallet will be seen by hackers or log in at MEW fake site.With the rise of cryptocurrency at the moment, most likely the focus of the hackers is the users of cryptos. What makes our wallet safe and not, depends on our own.

[GayEddie]

You get phished or probably get hacked. Or you key in the private key somewhere in public chat.

[prokerduit]

I'm hacked victim,I used my etherwallet to received my assets..but why hacker know my pivate key? Hacker is sent ethereum into my wallet and used as a gas to get all my coins..how it all happened  guys.?

you may have web fishing, so what you input has been seen on their web. just as with every activity you perform, will be visible to the web. my friends are exposed to link fishing. so to prevent that I make metamask, and my friend uses it after changing the address.

[hanley88]

Private key are not safe these days. I've had this experience.