I access my BTC and other wallets on Public Internet Cafe

[Gotumoot]

I know it is not secure to use public internet Cafe Computers for accessing the wallets and for transaction needs. At times I don't have any other option than just using it. I would like to know, is there any software available to record the input data entered while accessing the wallet. Recently one of my friend informed about such a way to know the private keys. Is there anyone here have any such experience.

I've been through this, but my Bitcoin has not been hacked since I didn't open it there.
What I have lost is my social media account because there is software out there by other people who rent and use computers there.

I am grateful that I knew this could happen to me so I didn't open my wallet.

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[teosanru]

I know it is not secure to use public internet Cafe Computers for accessing the wallets and for transaction needs. At times I don't have any other option than just using it. I would like to know, is there any software available to record the input data entered while accessing the wallet. Recently one of my friend informed about such a way to know the private keys. Is there anyone here have any such experience.

I don't have first hand experience but there are numerous cyber cafe who do have key loggers installed in their PCs. Along with that almost all of them take note of your browsing history, cached items and saved passwords. Moreover some of them even have snoopers installed which can clearly see what coming on the screen. So it's definitely not safe to use your private keys on such devices. Even if you have to use then make sure you type your keys rather than copy pasting the whole of it so that no key loggers harm your money.  It's difficult to stop snoopers however

[AverageGlabella]

I don't think it's that much of an issue, most internet cafes I've visited wipe the computer to a template version after anyone uses it, and it is illegal to install malware on these cafes and track user movements.

Keep in mind, your talking about a real life cafe that's a real buisness, if they tried to steal your stuff they would be hit with a crap tone of fines, you can probably relax in my opinion, maybe use 2fa just in case, but you should be safe.

That is not the issue its the issue of the wifi being public and therefore not encrypted and multiple people having access to internet traffic. You should never internet bank or use Bitcoin on a public wifi connection that is just asking for trouble as its not unknown for hackers to specifically target coffee stores because many people bring their appliances to do business while drinking coffee.

Unless you are accessing the internet through a VPN connection that you trust then you should not be using public wifi for sensitive information at all.

[asus09]

Why do you sue public internet cafe for access to your bitcoin and your other wallet, did you remember some one can stole your data by using public internet access? you can browsing with public internet cafe but for access to bitcoin or other wallet use private internet. you lost your assets if always use internet public cafe because too risk with many people use the same internet during when you access to open your bitcoin wallet.

[Xxmodded]

You can access your bitcoin account if you upgrade security system with added authcator for your exchange account, for your other wallet like myetherwallet better you use hard ware wallet if you access with public internet cafe. No system safe is you use public internet cafe because you take risk with your investment, why not you buy your private internet when you open your bitcoin and your other wallet to make it safe?

[Pearls Before Swine]

Woah, I would never do any bitcoin transactions on a public computer.  I wouldn't even feel comfortable accessing bitcointalk on one.  You might get away with not getting your bitcoin or passwords stolen, but why take the risk of that? 

If you have enough money to own crypto, you probably have enough to buy a cheap smartphone with which you can access your crypto wallets.  Some laptops are even cheaper than a phone right now, and it isn't exactly like you need massive processing power to install and use a crypto wallet.

Unless you are accessing the internet through a VPN connection that you trust then you should not be using public wifi for sensitive information at all.

That is good advice as well.  I still think going the smartphone route is the best one, and these days you'd have to be dirt poor not to be able to afford one.