Can exchanges steal my ether

[jozymens7]

I logged in to etherflyer with my private keys and after months of leaving it logged in, I scanned my wallet today and only to find out that my ether has been moved to a new wallet. Is that my fault as in a friend of mine stealing my coins or it may be from the etherflyer team?
All my other wallets are intact.
My wallet address on etherscan: https://etherscan.io/address/0xd18a2aea95b1e992402be37e368c510fba8b7ae0
Now moved to: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7ab9da14bf20fad590201c52b946bad767a584f2

Please I need your your advice. Thanks

[jhenfelipe]

I logged in to etherflyer with my private keys and after months of leaving it logged in, I scanned my wallet today and only to find out that my ether has been moved to a new wallet.

After months of leaving it logged in? Isn't it automatically logging out when shutting down the pc or closing the app?

Is that my fault as in a friend of mine stealing my coins or it may be from the etherflyer team?

If your friend has an access to your account, it's possible. Another scenario is if you mistakenly enter your private key on a phishing website.

When accessing sites like this or EtherDelta/Forkdelta, it's advisable to use Metamask for extra security.

[patz22]

There is no way that it will be logged in for so long. I even leave my wallet in decentralized exchage but it will be automatically logged out. It is really hard for a crypto wallet to be hacked unless you have share it with someone so basically someone you know did that thing.

[gensol]

Did you log into the real website? If yes does anyone have access to your computer? Also did you mistakenly expose your keys anywhere by chance? These will help you find who's responsible. If these three doesn't check out, contact the exchange for further help but if anyone has access to your computer, the loss might come from there.

[antsam]

I've also experienced problems with Etherflyer, the tokens I transferred didn't appear in my wallet and it turns out they froze them for no reason.
I suggest trying to contact Etherflyer so that they can get access to your wallet who knows they are deliberately safe. Although my experience is very difficult to contact them

[dirgayeah]

The possibility for your case  :

1. You have put your private key on phising site.
2. Somebody are know your private key.

Maybe you remember something you have done with that listed above

[lobo13hf]

I logged in to etherflyer with my private keys and after months of leaving it logged in, I scanned my wallet today and only to find out that my ether has been moved to a new wallet. Is that my fault as in a friend of mine stealing my coins or it may be from the etherflyer team?
All my other wallets are intact.
My wallet address on etherscan: https://etherscan.io/address/0xd18a2aea95b1e992402be37e368c510fba8b7ae0
Now moved to: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7ab9da14bf20fad590201c52b946bad767a584f2

Please I need your your advice. Thanks

it looks possible for your friend to steal your coin as long as he knows what is your priv key.
If you are leaving your etherflyer and you keeps it logged it for months and then it may possible for your friend to see your account already logged it and he was creating a transaction to his address.
As far as i know i have been also leaving my ethereum in my etherflyer accounts for months and nothing happen.

have you ever seen your friend played your computer or PC?

[herurist]

You should be more careful that you might be phishing web so your ETH will automatically be sent, this has also been experienced by me but not at etherflyer.

[studio1one]

Most probably you are a victim of a phishing attack. During my early days on crypto, I met with the same fate as you. I entered my private key in the open form which resulted in the theft of my ETH.

Also, don't share your private key with anyone.

[masterrex]

I logged in to etherflyer with my private keys and after months of leaving it logged in, I scanned my wallet today and only to find out that my ether has been moved to a new wallet. Is that my fault as in a friend of mine stealing my coins or it may be from the etherflyer team?
All my other wallets are intact.
My wallet address on etherscan: https://etherscan.io/address/0xd18a2aea95b1e992402be37e368c510fba8b7ae0
Now moved to: https://etherscan.io/address/0x7ab9da14bf20fad590201c52b946bad767a584f2

Please I need your your advice. Thanks

Thats was move intentionally we all know that Etherflyer is decentralized exchange if thats the case that your eth was move without your consent maybe its an inside job or a plain negligence from your side sharing your private key with your friend is a bad idea next time you logged in any decentralized exchange take extra precaution use metamask for added layer of security!

[Tipstar]

I haven't have my money stolen from a dex but I know many DEX would keep opening your wallet unless you import or create a different wallet. They actually save a cookie in your browser and clearing the cookie may make it go. So, I believe it's opening just from the side of your browser and the site actually has no full time control over your private keys.

[Aldrinx00]

It will be automatically logged it even if you didn't, if your friend knows your private key then a big chance he's the one who moved it to other wallet. Best thing to do is never leave anything even if it's a decentralized exchange because anything can happen.

[santiPOGI]

There is no way that it will be logged in for so long. I even leave my wallet in decentralized exchage but it will be automatically logged out. It is really hard for a crypto wallet to be hacked unless you have share it with someone so basically someone you know did that thing.

Have you try to use the FORKDELTA? you will stay logged in as long as you will not click to forget your wallet.
For me it is not the exchanges who gets the ether. this might be from other reason like possible your friends if they have access on your computer and know the PRIV KEY.
Or you have entered it to some form or website, might also used a wrong link of exchange.

[ivaf]

The probability that the exchange is to blame in this situation is zero. Most likely, you showed your private key somewhere, or it was stolen from your computer. I recommend checking your computer for computer viruses.

[Bes19]

There is a possibility that your friend stole it if he/she know your private key. In some cases, exchange steal from clients by leaving the platform and make a "hacking" alibi but that only applies on some new exchange. I've been using etherflyer and it losing assets never happened to me.

[pieppiep]

We don't know the truth. Your friend can steal your coin while you are not logged because he knows your private keys of your wallet. Or the exchanges steal your coins while you are away from your account. There are so many possibilities in your case. But as far as I know, if you are not open your account for a long time, your account will be logged out by itself and you need to log in again to access your account.

Or your computer has been comprimise by malware, trojan or else so the third party people can access your computer without you know. It is difficult to know what is happen to your account but I think your coin was moved by someone else who knows your private keys. I think next time you can try to use Idex.market to trade the tokens because I don't have a problem while trade in that site exchange.

[Denongels]

in your case it seems to be purely due to negligence. because there is a possibility that your privatekey is known by others or may have logged on an scam exchang  that has a link that is almost similar to official exchange, I have used etherflyer but I have never experienced a case of losing a number of ethereum.

[passwordnow]

I have never visited the etherflyer but is it possible to log in there forever same as the forum? did you gave your private keys to your friend? why is it that your friend has been mentioned? it's also possible that you have logged in to the wrong website and a phishing site.
I just don't get it that why you have thought it's your friends fault. It should be your negligence since it is your private keys.

[Pelana vreo]

I have used Etherflyer exchange, but there is no problem until now, it seems like you have friends who have access to your private key, this causes the ethereum in your wallet to move to a new address.
always keep your private key safe, or always log out when importing private keys

[puremage111]

Well Rule #1, it is always not recommended to key in or leave your private key details anywhere online, even saving it in your PC posses risk of getting phished/hacked

Next, to your questions. Yes, unless the exchange is run solely through smart contracts.
Else, if the exchange decided to exit scam everyone. Yes, they can take your Ethereum and run

Hence
For Centralized Exchange like Binance/Bittrex/Kucoin, never leave 100% of your coins there. Unless you are trading, else withdraw it out and put it on a wallet that you had access too
For Decentralized Exchange like Tokenjar/IDEX, it is much more safer but i won't say it is 100% Safe. Smart contract are programmed contract which technically not "hack-able" but still, always have a safety awareness. You wouldn't know that if one day one get to exploit the code and breach the smart contract

Stay safe
Good luck