aardvark15 (OP)
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April 25, 2018, 04:18:40 PM |
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It seems that someone has successfully hacked MyEtherWallet and has stolen some people’s tokens. Mine seem to be fine for now.
Has anyone lost any Etherium or tokens and does anyone know how the hack was perpetrated?
This is potentially a major security risk because we all know that keeping coins on an exchange is a high risk. Now using MyEtherWallet may also be risky.
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April 25, 2018, 04:27:20 PM Merited by aardvark15 (1) |
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It seems that someone has successfully hacked MyEtherWallet and has stolen some people’s tokens. Mine seem to be fine for now.
Has anyone lost any Etherium or tokens and does anyone know how the hack was perpetrated?
This is potentially a major security risk because we all know that keeping coins on an exchange is a high risk. Now using MyEtherWallet may also be risky.
It was related to MEW's DNS being highjacked. So if you used MEW during the time with that hacked DNS then you're screwed. Otherwise, you're fine. https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/8ek86t/warning_myetherwalletcom_highjacked_on_google/
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angrybird3591
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April 25, 2018, 04:34:51 PM |
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This is a important problem, don't save you asset on 1 place!Save it at some place and offline on trazor,I can't imagine newday and all asset is lost
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April 25, 2018, 04:59:39 PM |
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Yeah I read about the news and I hope it wont affect any of our dear community member, I want to use mew when i heard the news, I didn't proceed with it, and i think it is better and safer to use metamask for now in my own opinion.
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April 25, 2018, 05:01:41 PM |
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I read about this news but was pretty much worried since I used it a day before the announcement of the DNS hijack. Though I got a couple of question here just like my friend, is it possible that a bookmarked site can be redirected to the phishing site once opened? I hope it won't though.
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eurobend6
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April 25, 2018, 05:02:20 PM |
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Is it possible to enter the MEW safely now?
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April 25, 2018, 05:03:39 PM |
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I know it wasn't a hack per se but is there any way to identify the DNS redirection so that we can stop logging in? It would be nice if someone points out how to find out
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April 25, 2018, 05:09:07 PM |
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It is really unfortunate how hackers keep finding means to steal people hard earn tokens and coin. I am so sad about it and wished there is something I could do to prevent all these things from happening. It's really painful when you are been hit by a hacker.
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April 25, 2018, 05:36:06 PM |
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I use Ethereum wallet to keep, send and receive ETH but it does not support ERC20 token. If it supports ERC20 token, I think there is no reason for me to use MyEtherwallet anymore. input or password and private key into a website (for any reason) is not safe!
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Cloudstrife25
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April 25, 2018, 05:47:25 PM |
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Sorry guys. I am a MEW user and using private keys only. What is this DNS you are talking about? How can hackers get access to my account? I just checked my MEW and my coins seem to be intact.
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xOdiumNostrumx
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April 25, 2018, 06:07:41 PM |
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Fortunately not, I use my local DNS so I was not in danger even if I would access MEW when it was still vulnerable. Be sure that the certificate in your URL is green and not changed, also avoid accessing the site if there are any warnings about suspicious activity when accessing MEW. The best solution is of course using it offline.
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RoftheN
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April 25, 2018, 06:14:21 PM |
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Thats why its never advised to use web wallets, but MEW was the only easy to use wallet in the Ethereum community. Also it was quite popular and widely used wallet. I hope not many people lost their coins or tokens due to this hack and that this vulnerability has been fixed by now.
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April 25, 2018, 06:19:19 PM |
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no god no please god no
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April 25, 2018, 06:20:49 PM |
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It seems that someone has successfully hacked MyEtherWallet and has stolen some people’s tokens. Mine seem to be fine for now.
Has anyone lost any Etherium or tokens and does anyone know how the hack was perpetrated?
This is potentially a major security risk because we all know that keeping coins on an exchange is a high risk. Now using MyEtherWallet may also be risky.
I think this is very important news, initially I do not believe in this news but many people are busy talking about it, I think we should menyimpanya not in one wallet only.
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April 25, 2018, 06:23:51 PM |
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i am still safe, why they always attack in dns server?? why admin didnt take high security, if they always prepare then hacker never attack in server.
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April 25, 2018, 06:28:33 PM |
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In my practice there was a case when I stole the coins from the purse myetherwallet. As it turned out later, I went to a phishing site and entered my private key, after which all the coins disappeared. After that I seriously started thinking about protecting their money and bought a hardware wallet ledger nano's. The purse is very much, small comfortable and very reliable. Recommend!
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AgentZero23
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April 25, 2018, 06:37:44 PM |
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I'm kinda worried yesterday when the news come out. And i checked my mew wallet by typing my public address in etherscan. And my tokens are still intact. So the people who access their mew wallet that time when mew dns got hacked could lost their tokens. And fell bad for them.
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Xelpherpolis
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April 25, 2018, 06:47:01 PM |
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Their official Twitter account says: I recommend reading this article.
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