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Meh you probably are if you're like me, a nobody. Most non targeted viruses will just wait for you to copy paste some crypto private keys or credit card number
by chaosbolt 4y ago
Meh you probably are if you're like me, a nobody.
Most non targeted viruses will just wait for you to copy paste some crypto private keys or credit card numbers, or encrypt your files and ask for a ransom. Hackers just want money and it's honestly a numbers' game.
Most tech people who use crypto use a hardware wallet, most banks today will get you your money back (although the merchant ends up losing money if not insured) + you can just limit your card spending if not planning a big buy, and ransomware is a non issue for me since I keep everything important on a couple external disks.
Now if you work at a big corporation you probably have a work pc that's kept updated and where you face the same security issues as anyone else.
And if you're a journalist or brag about the millions you made in bitcoin on twitter then you become targeted for more sophisticated attacks.
>tech people who think if you do X then you're totally safe
Most tech people who think this aren't in a cricical enough position to worry about something more than a keylogger or ransomware, but if you're a network engineer at Google and think this then you shouldn't be working there.
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- paulcole 4y agoWhat’s one example?
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