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Comment on Block Blasters: Theft of $32k in crypto from a stage 4 cancer patient due to valve’s incompetence in allowing malware on their platform

chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

At this point people should not keep substantial amounts of crypto on their main PC anymore. Either get a hardware wallet or an old smartphone or other device to dedicate to that purpose and not install anything else on it.

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BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

old smartphone

Please don’t use a device without security updates and a shitton of known vulnerabilities as your wallet

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The crypto was never stored on their PC, that’s not how it works.

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- sonalder@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The private key was.
  
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bigboismith@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Yeah, like 100% not to victim blame, but that is what not to do 101

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- Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Reason why I am hesitant to do online banking on my PC and rather do it on my phone if possible.
  
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