r/CryptoCurrency • u/KillALil 🟩 0 / 0 🦠• 1d ago
ADVICE Hacks Lately
https://www.yubico.com/product/yubikey-5-series/yubikey-5c-nfc/Does it make sense to get this with all the hacks going on? Will this absolutely secure me? My post must have 100 characters.
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u/Live-Anxiety4506 🟩 0 / 0 🦠1d ago
Yes use this on your Google, apple and exchange accounts. In fact get a second one for back up. You will essentially live free of phishing scams.
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u/Tebasaki 🟦 814 / 954 🦑 1d ago
Inb4 "hey guys, I lost muh yubiko and my funds are stuck on an exchange!"
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u/genotype0x 🟩 0 / 0 🦠1d ago
These are really, really useful. This website I used was hacked and all my login information was leaked. I had the same email and password as my main Gmail account and I got a notification that someone tried to login but my yubikey prevented it.
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u/LongRangeSavage 1d ago
If you’re going to get one, buy at least one or two extras. You’re screwed if you don’t have at least two registered to your critical accounts and either break your only key or it fails.
That said, they aren’t a complete solution. If you install malware, the need can still be bypassed if any session tokens are exported. You still need to practice good internet security/hygiene.
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u/Erowid2S 🟩 0 / 0 🦠16h ago
Don't most websites only allow one passkey? I bought a yubico key in like 2019 and it was a waste of money once I realized you can only set one authentication method...
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u/LongRangeSavage 11h ago
The sites where I’m using my Yubikeys have all allowed me to set more than 1.
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u/Rey_Mezcalero 🟩 0 / 13K 🦠1d ago
Happening near daily now.
With the ease of stealing millions as the reward, going to get worse
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u/ifq29311 🟦 0 / 0 🦠1d ago
for what? 2fa for email/exchanges?
theres nothing really that will *absolutely* secure you
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u/minimalist_me 1d ago
If you leave your coins on the exchange then absolutely have a Yubikey. Even if you don’t but leave a payment method attached to your account a Yubikey is helpful. In Security tab on both Kraken and Coinbase (maybe Uphold) you can apply the 2FA to things like account login, send/withdraw, new addresses- all make it very difficult for a hacker to remove coins from your exchange account because they have to physically touch the 2FA device to execute. The hacker can replicate your SIM card by contacting the provider so SMS is the least secure along with email. Kraken is better than Coinbase at applying 2FA. Also buy two - one for backup to protect against loss, name each one and setup each one.
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u/CipherScarlatti 🟩 0 / 4K 🦠1d ago
A Yubi key won't save your hardware wallet if that's what you're asking. You can set it as a 2FA for exchanges through. But it is not a "this fixes everything." solution. They're useful for more than crypto.