A few weeks ago I got an email telling me that my password had been changed by someone on my poloniex account. So, I suppose therefore my account was hacked. Immediately I went to freeze the account and changed my password. But the thing is, I don't want to risk that happen again with a large amount stored in the exchange.
Where would be the best place to keep my BTC while I'm not trading with it in an exchange? I don't feel as if storing it on my own hard drive is very secure as hard drives can fail, and what can you do if that happens..?
Hey you should never leave your funds on an exchange, most of the times they'll get hacked and you'll loose your funds. I would suggest you to download electrum wallet, it's free and highly secured, you can use it on desktop or download it's app. Then you could also make a paper wallet, as you have stated you are not using them regularly. If your amount is pretty big, then you could invest in a Trezor wallet, it's the highest level of security you can get. Also i do hope you had raised a complaint at the exchange, questioning how your password was hacked.