This is a video guide about the Ledger Wallet Database Hack that happened in 2020 for beginners.
We discuss important things to understand about the situation, what happened, how to find out if you were affected, what to do if you were affected, how scammers will exploit the leaked data, and what we can all do going forward to avoid becoming a victim of data leaks in the future.
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======== VIDEO SUMMARY ========
00:00 – Introduction
00:44 – Information Synthesized from Antonopoulos Livestream with Experts
01:54 – Extremely Important Concept to Understand About the Leak
03:07 – Never Ever Give Your 24 Word Wallet Phrase to Anyone
03:24 – What Happened & What Data was Leaked
04:49 – How to Tell if You Were Affected by the Ledger Data Leak
04:56 – Do Not Download the Database
05:06 – If You Downloaded the Database, Use MalwareBytes for Free Virus Scan
05:38 – Option 1 to Check:
06:00 – Option 2 to Check:
06:17 – What to Do if You Were Affected by the Ledger Data Leak
06:20 – Relax!
06:55 – Think Before Acting, then Research
09:25 – Scammers Cannot Take Your Crypto, You Have to Give it to Them
09:33 – Should you Change Your Email Address?
10:21 – Should You Change Your Phone Number?
11:20 – How Scammers Will Exploit the Leaked Ledger Data
11:27 – SIM Swapping, SIM Theft, SIM Hacking Risks
13:38 – Phishing & Spear Phishing Risks
17:40 – Postal Phishing Risks
18:20 – Physical Attacks
20:42 – Securing Your 24 Word Wallet Phrase
21:22 – The Best Way to Store Your Private Keys
23:17 – Accept that Data Leaks are a Part of Life
24:35 – No Company is Excluded from Becoming a Victim of a Data Leak
24:49 – Purging Data Collected on the Internet is Not Easy
25:00 – No Database is Completely Secure
25:14 – How we Can Protect Ourselves from Becoming a Victim of a Data Leak
26:42 – Should Ledger Hardware Wallets Still be Used
28:14 – Failures Like This are What Drive Progress & Innovation
28:54 – Your Ledger Device is Safe
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