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One of the Achilles’ heels of cryptocurrencies is their propensity for being hacked. To be sure, these hacks aren’t of the blockchains themselves — rather, hackers target poorly protected crypto wallets and make off with the spoils. Lest anyone think that only careless individuals are to blame, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nicehash-bitcoin-wallet-hacked-contents-stolen-in-security-breach-2017-12" target="_blank">companies</a> and <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/20/technology/south-korea-bitcoin-exchange-closes/index.html" target="_blank">exchanges</a> are subject to security breaches too.