Tagged "security"
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Building a Personal Security Checklist
Everything on this site, reduced to a list you can work through in an evening and review annually.
self-custody failures · Sep 2, 2026 · 2 minCASE 008Clipboard Hijacking: The Malware That Swaps Your Address
You copy an address, you paste it, and the string that arrives is not the one you copied. The whole attack is a few lines of code.
self-custody failures · Aug 31, 2026 · 2 minCASE 007Fake Airdrops and the Tokens That Appear in Your Wallet
Unsolicited tokens arriving in a wallet are not a gift. They are bait, and interacting with them is the attack.
smart contract risk · Aug 2, 2026 · 3 minCASE 006Address Poisoning: The Attack That Uses Your Own History
The attacker sends you a worthless transaction from an address that resembles one you use. Weeks later you copy the wrong one from your own transaction list.
scams and phishing · Jul 21, 2026 · 3 minCASE 005Why Screenshotting Your Seed Phrase Is a Terrible Idea
The screenshot leaves your device within seconds. Here is the specific chain of events that turns a convenient backup into a total loss.
self-custody failures · Jun 17, 2026 · 3 minCASE 004Approval Exploits: The Attack Most People Never Heard Of
No hack, no stolen phrase. The victim signs a permission, and the theft happens weeks later. This is now one of the largest categories of loss.
smart contract risk · Jun 6, 2026 · 3 minCASE 003Malware That Targets Wallet Files
Some families of malware exist specifically to find and exfiltrate wallet data. What they look for and where they find it.
self-custody failures · Jun 2, 2026 · 2 minCASE 002Compromised Front Ends: When the Real Site Attacks You
The domain is correct, the contract is legitimate, and the page has been replaced. None of the usual checks help.
smart contract risk · May 13, 2026 · 2 minCASE 001The Seven Most Common Ways People Lose Crypto
Ranked by how often they happen rather than by how dramatic they are. Only two of the seven involve anyone being hacked.
scams and phishing · May 4, 2026 · 2 min