Originally posted by Lockhouse
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Dear Reader,
Earlier today, MyEtherWallet (MEW) announced that hackers had hijacked some of its servers.
MEW is one of our recommended wallets for storing ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies.
To be clear, this was not a hack of the MEW website. And if you followed MEW’s safety guidelines, your funds should be safe.
MEW has resolved the issue and the website is back to normal.
Although hackers didn’t attack MEW directly, we want to use this opportunity to review the best practices when using the wallet.
First, let me tell you about what happened today...
The problem started at about 12 p.m. UTC (8 a.m. ET). That’s when hackers hijacked Google’s domain name system (DNS) registration servers.
(DNS is like the phone book for the internet. It directs domain names to their respective IP addresses so users can access the websites.)
The hackers redirected some MEW users to a phishing website where they could transfer funds to another wallet.
Earlier today, MyEtherWallet (MEW) announced that hackers had hijacked some of its servers.
MEW is one of our recommended wallets for storing ether (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies.
To be clear, this was not a hack of the MEW website. And if you followed MEW’s safety guidelines, your funds should be safe.
MEW has resolved the issue and the website is back to normal.
Although hackers didn’t attack MEW directly, we want to use this opportunity to review the best practices when using the wallet.
First, let me tell you about what happened today...
The problem started at about 12 p.m. UTC (8 a.m. ET). That’s when hackers hijacked Google’s domain name system (DNS) registration servers.
(DNS is like the phone book for the internet. It directs domain names to their respective IP addresses so users can access the websites.)
The hackers redirected some MEW users to a phishing website where they could transfer funds to another wallet.
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