Security tips and reminder

[Parvati_j]

Hello my fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts
Greetings from my side

Having seen all that is going on around the word in regards to scams and hacks, I want to formally remind us to be security conscious. It is important we acknowledge safety measures, so we'll not be like those who fell victims to scammers and hackers. Trust me you don't want to be a victim of such scams or hacks, and that is why we must take precautionary measures to be on the safer side.

The first tip I'll be highlighting is on your wallet seed phrase. Normally having only your seed phrase stored in a safe place is enough reason to be relaxed and feel safe, but how many of us do test our seed phrase before depositing any asset in that wallet? After creating any wallet, the first thing I recommend and like doing is, I copy the seed phrase on a sheet of paper, then uninstall the wallet from my device, then I install again and put in my seed phrase. If the wallet successfully reopens without any stress then I can now make deposit to that wallet and store my seed phrase in a secure safe that has the ability of a water resistance. Trust me you might want to try this before trusting any wallet for your asset holding. I have seen someone loss all his coins because he failed to cross check his seed phrase by using this method, it might seem funny but, a single character missing could just leave you in shock without access to your assets. Mind you, it's not safe to save your seed phrase on your device or your email or even your Google drive.

Secondly the issues of people using airdrops or business offer to scam other is becoming too frequent on the internet now adays. I remember when I was working on freelancer, I got this PDF editing job that could have paid me well. But the project manager kept insisting that I must provide a security deposit first before I can participate in the project. So after sending my $20 for the security fee, I later found out it was a scam. That was the day I made up my mind never to trust anything that has to do with the internet easily. The settings of the company and the information they provided made it look very legit and trust me anyone could have fallen for their scam.
Some few days ago I saw a post on altcoin discussion, where a user posted an airdrop, but you'll have to make deposit before you can participate in the airdrop. When I saw this, the first thought that came to my mind was the experience I had at freelancer years ago. However there is no legit offer that will request you send them money before you get the reward from their airdrop. So stay vigilant and avoid some kind of offers, they are too good to be true especially those offer that will double your money for you, without doing anything for the company.

Lastly I'll be talking about hacks. I know most of us are guilty of clicking links without knowing the source first. What I mean is, some person deliberately hide links under a short text like "CLICK HERE" we see this oftentimes. But have you ever wondered if the link behind the text is safe? They might be hiding link to malwares or viruses behind a text, or even link to darkweb where your device can be hacked within a minute. So what I recommend is first of all, before opening any link, copy the link address by holding the link for 2 sec, eventually some options will pop up, I recommend you choose copy link address then paste it in a note pad in your device, then you can clearly see the name of the site you'll be redirected to. Always remember that not all links that pops up in our DMs are worth clicking. Some are more dangerous than they appear.

I hope you find this useful, and the comment section is open for you contribution thoughts, or correction if any.

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[pakhitheboss]

@Parvati_j your post looks very agreeable unless it in not generated usin an AI. I also felt that you should use more paragraphs or seperation to reduce wall of words. The next thing you should focus on adding a few relevant images to support your writing.

Please use .png image and upload it to https://www.talkimg.com/
They give you image links with Bbcodes, they are the best for posting images. The problem here is that you can do it, if you become a Jr.Member. The problem is your activities as you are not yet eligible.

 

[Parvati_j]

@Parvati_j your post looks very agreeable unless it in not generated usin an AI. I also felt that you should use more paragraphs or seperation to reduce wall of words. The next thing you should focus on adding a few relevant images to support your writing.

Please use .png image and upload it to https://www.talkimg.com/
They give you image links with Bbcodes, they are the best for posting images. The problem here is that you can do it, if you become a Jr.Member. The problem is your activities as you are not yet eligible.

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll work towards your description. I'll also want to let you know that, after reading the forum rules, I know better than using an AI text generating tools for my write ups. U you have some doubts, you can try using an AI detector to confirm.

[cafter]

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Nice tips, most of them are unique and helpful for beginners and experienced.
I have also seen those scam of freelancing, once I got a project of collecting data which was offering $5000 for 30pages, (nice to be true) but they told me to pay a small fee of $25 so their company will generate a card which will allow you to work. I have seen many scam of this types so I think this is trending scam now on freelancing platforms.
also I want share a trick, which maybe known by 80% of the PC users but I think it will be helpful if someone don't know.
If you are using and hover over on hyperlinked text then you will see the redirecting link's URL on bottom left corner of the Browser window. so no need to go to any third party sites to test it.
like this the black mark is cursor hovering over the hyperlink:

[pakhitheboss]

I'll also want to let you know that, after reading the forum rules, I know better than using an AI text generating tools for my write ups. U you have some doubts, you can try using an AI detector to confirm.

It is not what I meant, I do not have the time or patience to check content whether it is written using an AI. I only trying to make you aware that this AI menace has caused a lot of issues and there is a dedicated thread on the Reputation board to find users who use AI, a few senior members of the forum are doing the job. I am sharing the direct link to that thread, AI Spam Report Reference Thread. They generally look into posts and replies of lower rank and new members. Since you are new I thought in my previous reply of making you aware of it. It is a good thing to know that you are already aware of it.

[Bitcoin Smith]

@Parvati_j your post looks very agreeable unless it in not generated usin an AI. I also felt that you should use more paragraphs or seperation to reduce wall of words. The next thing you should focus on adding a few relevant images to support your writing.

Yes, I don't really see people care to read when the posts are too long, especially like wall of text like what we see in OP. Posts should be brief and it should be in better format to keep the people engage and also easier for us to read too.

Here is a guide for that [GUIDE] A good post/reply and formatting which might give an idea about better formatting the long posts.

If you are using and hover over on hyperlinked text then you will see the redirecting link's URL on bottom left corner of the Browser window.

I knew about this, but I forgot, so thanks for reminding it.

[Parvati_j]

also I want share a trick, which maybe known by 80% of the PC users but I think it will be helpful if someone don't know.
If you are using and hover over on hyperlinked text then you will see the redirecting link's URL on bottom left corner of the Browser window. so no need to go to any third party sites to test it.
like this the black mark is cursor hovering over the hyperlink:
https://i.ibb.co/crVgskH/Screenshot-2024-01-08-203447.png

Thanks cafter, for this tip. I guess when using a desktop that will do, instead of opening a new tab on the device.

Here is a guide for that [GUIDE] A good post/reply and formatting which might give an idea about better formatting the long posts.

Bitcoin smith, thanks for the link. I'll work on making post easy to read by following the formats provided. I really appreciate.