Quote from: pozmu on January 11, 2015, 12:39:19 AM

Quote from: bigkahuna on January 11, 2015, 12:02:01 AM

Is Bitcoin really this safe with all this hacking going on?

I really need to know before I throw a ton of money towards it.

You have to answer some questions:

Has your computer been ever hacked/ infected with virus/ trojan?
If yes, have you been able to find source/ cause of hack/ infection and a way to prevent it occurring again in future?

If your computer was hacked/ infected and you don't know why/how this happened then you won't be able to protect your bitcoins and you shouldn't invest into them.

Generally speaking bitcoins are as safe as your computer is.

Shut up and read until you actually know the fck you're talking about

The first rule of security is : Always assume your system is compromised.
The solution is, what can a hacker get from your system? ..... thats right meaningless data.

Bitcoin isnt stored on any computers. Its on blockchain. What you have is private key to a wallet that control those bitcoins.

The beauty of hardware wallet or cold wallet solution like Armory is, you dont have to store your private key on an online computer/device. You can assume your online computer is compromised. What you do when you need to move your bitcoin is sign a tx offline and broadcast it on any computer (even infected computers)