I've actually been interested in getting some ETC classic because there is a finite supply.... but... what is stopping a hack and I lose my funds?
Well, it's not as easy as one, two, three. The reason why ETC had their security compromised is because of their negligence. They didn't actually take into account that someone would 51% attack them, and some rich guy really did. And I think at the time, the mining difficulty of ETC was half of its peak which made it more easier to attack.
I think ETC is actually the first crypto I've seen that suffered this. To be honest, I wouldn't trust this cryptocurrency.