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# Problem

Problems will always arise in various projects being developed, even on the decentralized web. Whether truly decentralized or not, there are always loopholes for criminals to act and take advantage of. In Steemit for example, who can guarantee that third-party service providers are really very safe to use?

Usually third-party services are used to improve their performance on the Steemit platform. Third party services are used to support user activities such as delegation, curation trail, and . fanbase. To get access to these services, we even have to risk the Active Key to connect to the system we want.

Connections to Steem logins that require confirmation with Active Key on third-party services do not fully guarantee security. Because everyone has the opportunity to cheat and get profits quickly and easily. Due to learning from the past and experiences that have happened, I can not guarantee the professionalism that will be played by third-party service providers.

However, whatever it is, we are still and will always depend on third-party services to support our activities on the Steemit platform. Some fraud may occur, including such as the theft of gifts or misuse of accounts for unwise actions. Therefore, users who have used the services of a third-party platform must protect the gifts they have in the Steemit Wallet.

Due to sharing the Active Key with third parties, it can allow them to exercise access to the Steemit Wallet. Active Key can be used and gives access to steal/transfer STEEM/SBD gifts in Steemit Wallet. Learn from what happened to the 'steem.amal' account, regardless of who is playing behind the scenes, we need to protect the funds we have in Steemit Wallet.

# Abuse and Who's Behind the Scenes?

The usual thing that most often happens is account theft is because they have clicked on a web scam that is lured with Airdrop. Such actions have often occurred even though many users are unwittingly careless at offering extravagant prizes. But what happens if the user never clicks on the Scam web link and never even shares the key with anyone other than just a third party service provider?

Meanwhile, the account has been stolen even though the user has never clicked and entered the Scam web. So, I think that I can not guarantee that the third party service is really safe to use. Apart from some acts of theft that do occur due to the fault of the users who have entered their Keys into the web Scam.

As has happened to the account 'steem.amal' which has lost more than 100 SBD in such a short time. And the team even gets a Power Down activity notification. Regardless of who is doing it and playing behind the scenes, we need to straighten this out, is this really theft by the management and team ?or theft by a third party service provider?.


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'gandurasik001' has stolen 109 SBD and 6 STEEM from the 'steem.amal' account just minutes after the account was created. This really confused me and shocked me as to what was happening. Someone has played with this action and we need to be aware of it to protect the funds.

# Target Theft and Community Account Manager Error

Actions like this seem to target accounts that have a large amount of SBD/STEEM rewards. So, accounts that store rewards independently in the STEEM or SBD feature in the Steemit wallet are very vulnerable to being stolen. Usually a community account or account for SBD/STEEM fund charities freely in Steemit Wallet and freezes it.

This is a mistake that all community managers are unaware of. It's best not to store too much in the Steemit Wallet freely. Funds that are freely available in the Steemit Wallet can be transferred easily to other users or to other parties by using Active Key access.

# Solutions 

Moving on from the problems that arise above, basically Steemit Wallet has provided various features to increase security and protect user funds. Users can use the "Saving" feature to freeze their SBD/STEEM funds within a certain period of time. If the funds have been saved in the "SAVING" feature, the theft will not be easy to do just like that.

Because if you want to commit theft, the funds that are already in "Saving" must first be withdrawn and it will take about 3 days to return the funds. So, this feature can protect our funds in Steemit Wallet, because thieves will not get easy access to steal. This is actually different if the SBD/STEEM funds are freely in the Steemit Wallet.

So, the function of the "Saving" feature can protect your funds and freeze them for the period of time you want. For the disbursement process back to the funds, you only need 3 days to wait and your funds will be returned to be used for transfer or disbursed to an exchange. So, take advantage of this feature to protect the funds you have in Steemit Wallet.

How to use this feature? Using this feature is a fairly easy step.


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1.Please login to your Steemit Wallet and select which funds you will "SAVING", SBD or STEEEM.

2.For example, you will "SAVING" STEEM in a certain amount, please click on the amount of STEEM and click the "Transfer To Saving" feature.


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3.Enter the amount of STEEM you want to "SAVING" and reconfirm via login access, you can use Active / Master Key.


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4.Click Ok and your funds will be entered into the "SAVING" feature.


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5.To withdraw funds that have been frozen in "SAVING", you have to click for disbursement and it will take about 3 days to return your funds.

# Conclusion

There is no one who can really be trusted to guarantee the funds we have in Steemit Wallet. There are always loopholes to steal the funds we have in Steemit Wallet. So, don't leave STEEM/SBD freely in your Steemit Wallet in large enough quantities.

If you want your funds to be stored for a long time, you can take advantage of the "SAVING" feature to protect your funds. The funds in the "SAVING" section will not be easy to steal, because they must have access to wait for the disbursement of funds up to 3 days. So, be a wise steemit user and don't be a careless user.

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