{"id":2726,"date":"2021-09-09T14:15:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelleander.me\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2024-03-04T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:15:25","slug":"protect-your-crypto-from-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelleander.me\/protect-your-crypto-from-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Tips to Protect Your Crypto From Hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The cryptocurrency market is on fire right now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bitcoin has gone up to $19,000 per coin in December 2017 and many people are making a lot of money investing in the new technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have some bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies, it’s important to protect them from hackers who can steal your coins if they get access to your personal information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This blog post will discuss tips for protecting your crypto! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never store your private keys on a computer you don’t use<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the primary things that you need to do to protect your crypto is to never store your private keys on a computer you don’t use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the growing number of hacked exchanges<\/a>, you have to ensure that you employ the necessary security measures to protect your crypto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hackers can get access to your files and steal all of the information they want, including personal data like passwords or even financial information that could compromise an account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people think it’s safe because the wallet will encrypt the file with their password but there are advanced hacking techniques where hackers can steal the password and decrypt the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The best way to protect your crypto is by using a cold-storage wallet, such as Trezor or Ledger Nano S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both of these wallets store your private keys offline<\/a> so that even if a hacker gets access to your computer, they won’t be able to steal them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These devices allow you to protect your new and existing cryptocurrencies with the highest level of security available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One way hackers can get access to information stored on computers is through phishing attacks where they pose as an authority figure like a bank or the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They will send you an email that seems to come from them and they might ask for your information in some form, like a password recovery question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you give away any of this personal data, hackers can gain access to all of your files including crypto wallet apps on mobile devices!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Storing your passwords on a computer can result in hackers being able to access them through keystroke logging, which is when they put a device between the keyboard and the computer so that as you type, it captures all of your data including usernames and passwords. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As much as possible, your password should be over 14 characters long, and should not include real words or the name of your company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It is also important to use different passwords for each account you have on various websites and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using two-factor authentication (or multi-factor authentication) can protect against some forms of hacking by requiring more than just a password to access your accounts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It can protect against keyloggers<\/a>, man-in-the-tool attacks, and other ways that hackers try to gain access to passwords on your computer or smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though you probably feel safe while using public WiFi networks, they are very dangerous since cybercriminals set up fake hotspots in public places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are not careful, your smartphone can be hacked through a public WiFi hotspot and all of your private data could end up in the hands of hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be very cautious when using USBs from people or companies that you do not know personally because they may contain keyloggers to steal passwords from devices plugged into them, or could be infected with malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2017 there was over 300 million dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen by hackers who used ransomware attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They will encrypt all of the information on your computer and then ask for a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin or they won’t decrypt your files!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first thing you can do to protect yourself from ransomware attacks is to have a backup of all the data on your computer so that if something happens, you won’t lose anything important to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You should also try to avoid downloading any suspicious files because hackers often send out these types of files as an attack vector for their ransomware software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way to protect yourself is with anti-virus software and a firewall. <\/p>\n\n\n\nUse a cold storage wallet like Trezor or Ledger Nano S<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Protect yourself from phishing attacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Use secure passwords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Secure Your Phone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Protect yourself from ransomware attacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n