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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Laptop Stolen with Bitcoin Wallet
by
fireblond
on 14/01/2018, 03:00:09 UTC
My laptop got stolen a few hours ago. It had all my data including bitcoin too.
Fortunately I had the seeds with me and I have now installed Electrum on my work machine and recovered the wallet with those keys.
It also asked for a password and I have gone with a new one. The wallet is still Synchronizing.

Now my question is, are my bitcoins safe now? Do I need to do anything else? The stolen laptop has the electrum in it, what else should I do to make sure that my bitcoins are secure?
Even though it asked you to change your old password with a new one I wouldn't risk it and would create a new wallet and send your funds there. You know what they say "Better safe than sorry". Also sorry to hear about your laptop, I'm sure you'll get a better one.