# Is Cardano Hackable?

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/is-cardano-hackable/6973>\
**Category:** Misc Dev Talk\
**Created:** [24 January 2018 16:50 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/is-cardano-hackable/6973 "2018-01-24T16:50:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cowlthor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cowlthor](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Cowlthor)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2018 16:50 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/is-cardano-hackable/6973/1 "2018-01-24T16:50:35Z")

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> **[Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and Cardano are hackable,...](https://www.sify.com/finance/cryptocurrencies-like-bitcoin-ethereum-ripple-and-cardano-are-hackable-find-british-scientists-news-finance-sbyrFGaiifahg.html)**
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> London: Scientists researching on security and protection tools have found a new hack, that suggests there could be a way to trick hardware devices

Does this Sify article have any merit to the fact that Cardano ADA wallets could be hackable?

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**Author:** ![Digital](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/digital/32/2560_2.png) [@Digital](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Digital)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2018 17:12 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/is-cardano-hackable/6973/2 "2018-01-24T17:12:30Z")

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FACT: There is no such thing as “unhackable”.

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**Author:** ![CosmosX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/cosmosx/32/2318_2.png) [@CosmosX](https://forum.cardano.org/u/CosmosX)\
**Post date:** [24 January 2018 17:13 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/is-cardano-hackable/6973/3 "2018-01-24T17:13:32Z")

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I find it ironic that the researchers come from the very same university Cardano is partnering with, Edinburgh. This Andriana Gkaniatsou is working with Aggelos Kiayias who designed Cardano’s Ouroboros protocol. So I wouldn’t worry…

Also, it’s not the first time and it might not be the same paper (I’m not sure) but last year around November the below paper was published by the same person:

> **[Low-Level Attacks in Bitcoin Wallets](https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/low-level-attacks-in-bitcoin-wallets/15217908)**
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> As with every financially oriented protocol, there has been a great interest in studying, verifying, attacking, identifying problems, and proposing solutions for Bitcoin. Within that scope, it is highly recommended that the keys of user accounts …

  
specifically targeting the Ledger Nano S. I remember the Ledger CTO on Reddit calling them out and disagreeing with their findings. Unfortunately I can’t find the link.

Given that Ledger and IOHK are now working together for the future ADA support, I wouldn’t worry too much, just always be paranoid and think twice before downloading something or clicking on a link to avoid installing malwares and keyloggers on your computer.

You can also learn how to check yourself your hosts files and see if your computer is owned, by carefully reading the first comment on this Reddit link, which has great instructions (comment from all\_is\_all\_to\_all):

> **[r/CryptoMarkets - Hacked on bittrex for 100k. Need to know what happened](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoMarkets/comments/6w8q7c/hacked_on_bittrex_for_100k_need_to_know_what/)**
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> 152 votes and 109 comments so far on Reddit