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October 05, 2018, 01:42:10 PM
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I think your wallet can only be vulnerable or compromised if the user expose his/her sucurity key, private key or user mail to public or pishing sites, so let's all keep our private keys to ourselves alone to avoid huge loses.
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October 05, 2018, 01:44:51 PM
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I heard that the wallet can be hacked but this is solely due to the negligence of the users themselves who neglect the security measures

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October 05, 2018, 01:47:10 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.

Definitely, it is possible. Especially for exchange wallets. That is why you don't ever think to store all your coins on exchange wallet. For the safest wallet, I agree with MetaMask. MetaMask has higher protection for our coins, I also recommend it to you for more security of your coins.
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October 05, 2018, 01:49:58 PM
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I think from a technical point of view, to crack it is unrealistic, at least at the moment, but to steal your private key was quite easy.
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October 05, 2018, 01:55:04 PM
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It’s possible. If you’re likely not prioritizing the security of your wallet, it’s likely vulnerable. Hackers usually targets people who neglects to prioritize the security of wallets or stakes. Also, never share your private keys with anyone. Exchange wallets are also risky.

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October 05, 2018, 02:08:26 PM
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Of course it is very possible, we all know that the biggest problem with wallets is security, even though all security features have been activated but this has never stopped hacking cases.
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October 05, 2018, 02:28:57 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.
The chance will be occur. It is not like money, crypto has the big chance to be stoolen. So, the user  always gives warning about their email and private key. They should carefull about it.

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October 05, 2018, 02:30:28 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.

It is really possible because hackers are insane, they will think 1 millon ways to get in to our account.
So, if you have so many value in your wallet it's better to seperate it to many wallets , so hackers won't target your wallet
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October 05, 2018, 02:33:57 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.
The chance will be occur. It is not like money, crypto has the big chance to be stoolen. So, the user  always gives warning about their email and private key. They should carefull about it.
that's right, because blockchain is very safe and difficult to break into, so when our wallet is hit by heck it is a mistake we make because we are not vigilant, cryptocurrency has a lot of heckers lurking out there so keep your private key from entering any website.

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October 05, 2018, 03:01:51 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.
I've experienced hacking and lost a number of ethereum in my wallet. usually this happens because we are negligent and we are exposed to phishing, so hackers will easily hack into our account. so I think that is something we must avoid and maybe we keep our wallet safe.
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October 05, 2018, 03:08:40 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.

Yes. It is possible, especially if you did not have a safe wallet that you used to store your coins then it is very unsafe to store it and there are some private keys that can easily be hacked. Hackers are very wise and we did not know what could they think and how they do it. However, there are many wallets out there that are safe to used but always be careful.

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October 05, 2018, 03:10:23 PM
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craking is not possible, but if you hold your case on a vulnerable device then ye, it is
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October 05, 2018, 03:17:16 PM
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Yes, its very possible to be hacked by hackers if you have a wallet that is not safe enough. Sometimes its not even the fault of wallet provider but the fault of wallet owners, some people expose their private key and once hackers have access to it then all funds will be moved within seconds.
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October 05, 2018, 03:23:14 PM
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Just like an account where one's fiat currencies are kept so also is wallet where digital assets or cryptocurrencies of crypto lovers are kept. Can the wallet be vulnerable to hacking and if possible how can that happen? If you have experienced it before, I want to learn from your experience.

The main reason of wallet getting hacked is the greediness of the user who without getting full details about the scam offers just download the exe file which is having virus which gives access to hacker to your computer which in return give full access to your computer and when you access your wallet all details are stolen by the hacker, who in return hack your wallet and stole the coins.

That is why it is told that dont use the wallet on computer where you access all sites.

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October 05, 2018, 03:25:44 PM
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I personally can not imagine how it is possible with the technical part, with the current technology. Decrypt the key is unrealistic. But to trick you - pretty simple.
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October 05, 2018, 03:32:02 PM
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To hack someone's wallet purely by a hacker is almost impossible. When people get their wallets or storages hacked, then on 99% of the time the owner of the wallet has somehow given away his/her passphrase.

Keyloggers, phishing, weak passwords - the usual 3 easiest ways to get a hold of someone's wallet.

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October 05, 2018, 03:37:03 PM
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Yep my eth address on myetherwaller was hacked by hackers. Firstly i have no idea why some valuable tokens on my wallet being sent to unfamiliar wallet. Later on, i figure out the hackers got my private key through this stupid extension on chrome Unlimited Free VPN - Hola. I recommend you guys remove this fake extension asap
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October 05, 2018, 03:45:09 PM
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Most wallets are hackable when their details slip into the hands of hackers. This is why wallet creators warn severely and choosing strong passwords or storing private keys in cold storage(decentralized storage form) . Storing a private key online can be very risky.
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October 05, 2018, 05:02:02 PM
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Most wallets are hackable when their details slip into the hands of hackers. This is why wallet creators warn severely and choosing strong passwords or storing private keys in cold storage(decentralized storage form) . Storing a private key online can be very risky.
even very likely the wallet is hacked. Until now there have been a number of cases of people experiencing wallet hacking because they were negligent or not careful in using their computer devices. Therefore, in addition to choosing a wallet that has been proven safe, we also have to be careful because hacking can come from anywhere.
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October 05, 2018, 05:04:35 PM
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It is always possible as long as you are not taking care of your belongings.
It is our task to protect ourselves and wallet for the hackers.
private keys are made from numbers and letters which is impossible to remember in a short period of time.
i know that there is no one putting the keys manually it is always a copy/paste method.
never put your keys in public.
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