Returning from the gym, I opened my email to find my account was accessed during that time frame. I see that my Poloniex account was HACKED!
I immediately changed my password and enabled 2 Factor Authentication. (I admit I didn't set this up earlier).
(This isn't mine. I just found this picture online)
I made a mistake not setting up 2FA because quite frankly I've barely used Poloniex and I don't keep any currency in there at all. Still a bad mistake.
If you heaven't setup 2FA on your exchange accounts, please do so!
Regardless I'm using Bittrex now and I don't keep any currency in there. I trade my SBD for BTC or ETH and move it out right away.
Side note, you would think that this community in Bitcoin would be like-minded and good hearted people. Apparently not.
Looks fishy!
Anyone else get hacked on Poloniex or another exchange?
I have not been hacked yet, but that is one of my biggest concerns. @themoneygps do you have any recommendations on good wallets to keep your cryptocurrency in?
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Armory is probably the most secure. You can store offline with it. That's what i use. .......... until my ledger nano s arrives. Backordered 2 months. Trezor is backordered too but not as bad.
If you don't want a hardware wallet then definitely get armory
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Hi i learning this new technology too, so i heard that paper wallets are the best.
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There are hardware wallets that are available. Such as Trezor. (Trezor is sending me one soon and I will review it and post it here on Steemit). That's the most secure because it's a device designed to protect your digital currency.
As for something free, you can get Blockchain.info. It's an app. Pretty secure.Most importantly, keep the currency off of any exchange.
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I have always heard to keep it off of the exchanges, it makes sense to me, so that is what I have always done. I just always wonder how safe some of the free online wallets really are, and if I should just pay for the "security" of a hardware wallet. But, then I think those must be fallible at some point too.
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Essentially if you keep your private keys, then you should be good. It's the services where they keep the keys that may be unsafe.
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Anyone else get hacked on Poloniex or another exchange?
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I saw a bittrex that was hacked,
watch?v=eZRPDrlUggY
had 2fa and a 30character pass. Though he was account sharing and his partner may have done something to compromise the account (not confirmed last I checked)
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Not yet,i was wondering if you know how to set up a paper wallet and who is trustworthy,can you do a video on the topic?
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not hacked but still waiting for BTC to my wallet 15 days after receiving a transfer error and immediately issuing a support request!
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I emailed poloniex to open a support ticket and still haven't heard back. I don't expect to.
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I haven't activated the damn 2fa so thanks for the reminder. Will do it now.
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You must! Don't make the mistake I did!
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I've never been hacked on an exchange I use a lot of security techniques.
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I hope you didn't lose any money!
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Thankfully I didn't. Not sure if they did anything to my account or just snooped around. Either way I will probably never use that account.
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I need to go check my 2FA immediately!
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Definitely.
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Will resteem to keep members aware. Thanks for the info.
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Thank you for the resteem.
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Hi dave, i follow a couple of guys (dabhoo7 and truthunveled777)just like you in youtube and they reported there is a cyberattacks al over the globe, so be careful.
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Hopefully this stops! It's worrisome.
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Information Security here, two factor authentication is critical! While it can be an inconvience to use a web service with 2fa, its nothing compared to having your account compromised.
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Absolutely. I had set it up on other accounts I have but for some reason I guess I just forgot. Big mistake.
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I use a Ledger offline wallet - you can't be too careful
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Glad you didn't lose any money. I don't keep any funds on exchanges. I just buy my monthly bitcoins and when they arrive I move them into cold storage. If you can't get a hardware wallet I recomend learning how to generate paper wallets.
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I'm getting a Trezor. They're sending me one and I am reviewing it.
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