My MEW Got Hacked

[Sri1267]

I hope you're confusing something. If not i will look for new wallet. So MyEtherWallet is the most comfortable wallet for me and I use it more then half a year and still haven't any problems.

I agree. I have been using MEW since one year. Some how my private key is compromised..I just want to get better understanding how the person who hacked my account got the private key

[Sri1267]

I am surprised at this. How could that be possible. I feel if someone had hacked your account, the person would not have transfered just the CS, he would have also transfered other tokens along. I feel something else that is not yet clear happened.
Peradventure it was actually the work of an hacker, then i would advise you transfer all that you have bout of that wallet, to another safe wallet and do not use that wallet again.

The only valueable for that hacker is 50$ CS tokens so he transfered those tokens and also transferred some 9$ worth ETH to his account. I also have some 20$ worth GNT but he did take those tokens.

[nakauten]

Check the url when you are using myetherwallet.com,use metamask extension if you arent good at checking the url bar so that if you are entering phishing sites you woll get prompted by the metamask extension,its great for blocking these sites and projecting or encrypting private keys when you are using decentralized exchanges,use hardwallets and you will be fine.

[rbindac]

Sad for knowing this again. There's so many people experiencing this. Two of my friend experienced this already. They are panicking when knowing that their wallet were hacked. I think maybe because of the unsafe website.

[OSYA]

I hope you're confusing something. If not i will look for new wallet. So MyEtherWallet is the most comfortable wallet for me and I use it more then half a year and still haven't any problems.

I agree. I have been using MEW since one year. Some how my private key is compromised..I just want to get better understanding how the person who hacked my account got the private key

Maybe you caught the Trojan virus. I advise you to check your computer for viruses, and even better to reinstall the operating system. Or maybe you somewhere by mistake entered a private key instead of the wallet address.

[Jillkill]

You must have gotten Phished or you pasted your private key in an airdrop form buy mistake thinking it is your public address when filling those airdrop forms. happens every time to people

[mardaed]

Hi,

Today I checked my wallet and I noticed someone transferred 84(50$) CS tokens from account to 0xd8490b0a7db82be84d99ff6e047ed07769b7a6eb address. I know it is impossible to get those tokens and it is not a lot but I want to know how my account got hacked. Is there any way we could track how the person got my wallet key? Any help would be appreciated.

here is the transaction https://ethplorer.io/tx/0x3fbc60b142e314da6512881cd5141c8768e6ece19fd1756c47deb37827a7a7ec#pageSize=100

Thanks!

MEW is a wallet that once your eth/tokens were transferred, you can only trace the transaction hash. When it was transferred and to what address, though you can report it to MEW by adding its address to watch list but you cannot track how the person got your key, either brute force, phising and etc.

[vikmeup]

i am getting worried more and more because there are a lot of people being hacked the wallet 

Don't use metamask, and do not use MEW if you do not have a hardware wallet or a safe encrypted wallet.

I do not understand why there are a lot of people still doing the same, is like if you like to get hacked.

Sorry, but there is no going back in here, just buy a hardware wallet.

Why not to use metamask? Is metamask more secure than MEW?

Also, what do you guys think about the Trust Wallet app? https://trustwalletapp.com/

As I can see a lot of reputable projects are becoming partners with them. For example Havven, Kyber, Changelly, Poa...

Hey! Feel free to try out Trust Wallet. iOS version is open source on GitHub: https://github.com/TrustWallet. Security and Privacy is our priority, that's why our product is open source and we never ask for any personal information.
We started out as Ethereum Wallet and added support for ALL ERC20 compatible tokens, that's autodetected once you entered the app. Now our focused been on dApp Browser, so you can access Web3 apps that were only possible via Meta Mask until recently.

P.S. I'm Viktor, Trust Wallet Team. Feel free to tweet at me: @vikmeup

[Vandemos]

Hi,

Today I checked my wallet and I noticed someone transferred 84(50$) CS tokens from account to 0xd8490b0a7db82be84d99ff6e047ed07769b7a6eb address. I know it is impossible to get those tokens and it is not a lot but I want to know how my account got hacked. Is there any way we could track how the person got my wallet key? Any help would be appreciated.

here is the transaction https://ethplorer.io/tx/0x3fbc60b142e314da6512881cd5141c8768e6ece19fd1756c47deb37827a7a7ec#pageSize=100

Thanks!

MEW is a wallet that once your eth/tokens were transferred, you can only trace the transaction hash. When it was transferred and to what address, though you can report it to MEW by adding its address to watch list but you cannot track how the person got your key, either brute force, phising and etc.

Yes, we just can report it to MEW by adding its address to the watchlist. But some keyloggers are used to easily connect to the main account of the wallet,
And this can also be prevented if if the computer / laptop / the like will die every time you are not used so that your IP connection will not be detected by the hacker.

[flowdon]

I thiink you cant trace who is the owner of the address. And i think you've been visit a phising site.  They getting your private information. So much better to check it always,  bookmarked all your trusted sites. And always be aware about intruders.
 

[bastian466]

Protect your private key for security is very important we must be more careful opening the web do not enter the key to the web that is sent by mail. making this an experience and learning from this experience will be better for the future

[Sri1267]

Hi,

Today I checked my wallet and I noticed someone transferred 84(50$) CS tokens from account to 0xd8490b0a7db82be84d99ff6e047ed07769b7a6eb address. I know it is impossible to get those tokens and it is not a lot but I want to know how my account got hacked. Is there any way we could track how the person got my wallet key? Any help would be appreciated.

here is the transaction https://ethplorer.io/tx/0x3fbc60b142e314da6512881cd5141c8768e6ece19fd1756c47deb37827a7a7ec#pageSize=100

Thanks!

MEW is a wallet that once your eth/tokens were transferred, you can only trace the transaction hash. When it was transferred and to what address, though you can report it to MEW by adding its address to watch list but you cannot track how the person got your key, either brute force, phising and etc.

How do I report to MEW?

[easygoing123]

100% of your personal lock has been stolen. MEW can not be attacked.

[pihipawal]

I think your computer is having problems. The plugins can monitor your computer activity or the software installed in the computer. You can remove unnecessary software and plugins from unknown sources and put some of your anti-virus software.

[M0N3YMAGNET]

You should purchase a hardware wallet like a Ledger or Trezor.

[mmo4me.2016]

Hi,

Today I checked my wallet and I noticed someone transferred 84(50$) CS tokens from account to 0xd8490b0a7db82be84d99ff6e047ed07769b7a6eb address. I know it is impossible to get those tokens and it is not a lot but I want to know how my account got hacked. Is there any way we could track how the person got my wallet key? Any help would be appreciated.

here is the transaction https://ethplorer.io/tx/0x3fbc60b142e314da6512881cd5141c8768e6ece19fd1756c47deb37827a7a7ec#pageSize=100

Thanks!

You have to be careful when creating your wallet, and keeping it, all the carelessness can do great damage to you!
Never log in wallet at a strange computer, when feeling insecure, switch to another wallet to use!

[almtu]

Online wallet is vulnerable to phish or hack as long as there is connection. Much better next time don't always open your wallet just seldom to open it. The more you open the more vulnerable.! Be much careful next time.

[Pitparker]

may be very difficult to track because that wallet address could come from anywhere. may be taken on the plus side only to always be careful and more alert about this sort of thing.

[demitazh]

but I want to know how my account got hacked

it is imposible to hack MEW, but the hacker hack is not a web mew, but your account. There are many ways that hackers do, I know, fake logers and spam. did you ever get the url via email? then you click, then you fill the MEW Secret Key?

[cecaxagi]

Perhaps your private key has been stolen. I think you should check your computer or use a hard wallet.