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Re: ~$10,000 in cryptos stolen off my desktop from an encrypted folder, how, why?
by
Klestin
on 17/05/2016, 15:14:55 UTC
There are many valid opinions on exactly what constitutes "Cold Storage."  None of them include "Computer that is connected to the Internet, and from which I download and run files from .torrent sites."

Real computer security is nontrivial and requires diligence.  It is best to recognize when that level of effort (to understand and to implement) is beyond what you're willing to expend.  Half measures are no more valid than no measures, and what you've described is not even close to a half measure.  

This is not a rebuke. Your computer usage is in no way the exception, but the general rule. Instead, I have a suggestion.  www.bitcointrezor.com.