If you have assets in your wallet, you should not only guard against the loss of your private key, but also the people around you. I remember that when private placement was popular in 2018, a friend raised several million. At that time, he created a new wallet and put the screenshot of the private key in the mobile phone album, and someone who was with him saw it. It is possible that he remembered the mobile phone password and the private key was photographed. If you don't catch him, you can only admit that you are unlucky.
The biggest example of the theft of a decentralized wallet should be the tp wallet. At that time, it was reported that 1.3 billion was stolen, and a large-scale rights protection broke out. The response given at that time was malicious authorization.
The following are some classic cases of theft:
1. Leakage of private key (mnemonic): In early 2021, Yiren, the founder of Shengcaiyoushu, saved the Bitcoin private key in the cloud note, resulting in the loss of eight-digit BTC assets.
2. Loss of private key (mnemonic): James Howells, a British IT engineer, lost his computer hard drive in 2013, which contained 8,000 bitcoins. Nine years later, he planned to spend 74.3 million US dollars to search through the garbage dump to retrieve the computer hard drive.
3. Click on the virus link: Click on the link sent by others randomly, causing hackers to read the metamask local encrypted backup and all assets to be stolen.
4. Random authorization, application vulnerabilities: Token Pocket's flash exchange DEX Transit Swap officially stated that it was attacked by hackers, with asset losses exceeding 15 million US dollars, and reminded users to cancel authorization.
5. Download fake APP (with virus software): After some hackers obtain platform user information, they spread panic information to users through text messages, saying that the platform is no longer safe and they need to click on the link to reinstall the application or log in to the account. After logging in, the account funds are stolen.
Therefore, everyone must pay attention when using decentralized wallets. Download the wallet to the official website and be sure to check it clearly. Never click on unfamiliar links. Do not maliciously authorize to receive airdrops! Do not use your main wallet to mine, use a new wallet to operate! (Follow me to learn more about the currency circle) $BTC $ETH $NOT