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⚡ ZADE'S SECURITY BRIGHT ⚡ 2026-02-01
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💡 INSIGHT SECURITY CHECKLIST
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│ 5-step weekly security checklist to stay safe:
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│ ✓ Verify URL is etherscan.io (NOT variants)
│ ✓ Revoke unknown approvals at revoke.cash
│ ✓ Never download wallet from email links
│ ✓ Use hardware wallet for large amounts
│ ✓ Enable notifications for wallet activity
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│ Complete this weekly ⚡
⚠️ WARNING PHISHING
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│ PHISHING ALERT: Check URLs carefully!
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│ ✓ REAL: etherscan.io
│ ✗ FAKE: etherscan-v2.com
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│ One character difference could empty your wallet.
│ Scammers create near-identical domains, hoping
│ you miss the slight variation and connect wallet.
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│ ⚠️ ACTION: Always verify the full domain
🔧 UPDATE APPROVALS
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│ Token approvals are permissions you give DeFi
│ protocols to spend your tokens. Most people have
│ dozens of unknown approvals - a ticking time bomb.
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│ HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF:
│ • Check approvals weekly at revoke.cash
│ • Set specific limits, not unlimited
│ • Revoke immediately after transaction
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│ 🔗 manage: revoke.cash | inspect: etherscan.io/tokenapprovalchecker
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⚡ ZADE'S SECURITY BRIGHT ⚡ 2026-02-01
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⚠️ WARNING SCAMS
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│ EVM wallets drained: $107K siphoned in Jan 2026
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│ DETAILS: Hundreds of wallets across multiple EVM
│ networks targeted in automated attack. Each victim
│ lost under $2,000 (under radar) but collectively
│ exceeds $107K per ZachXBT investigation.
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│ VECTOR: Fraudulent MetaMask email urging update is
│ suspected as initial trigger. Don't click "update"
│ links from emails - only update via official app.
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│ ⚠️ ACTION: Review wallet approvals at revoke.cash
🔧 UPDATE TOOLS
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│ YZi Labs (ex-Binance) + CertiK: $1M audit grants
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│ DETAILS: $1M audit grant program launched for EASY
│ Residency incubation participants. Targets Web3,
│ AI, and biotech startups - embedding security EARLY.
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│ TREND: Exploit rates declining as protocols mature.
│ Over 60% of incidents stem from development phase,
│ not post-launch bugs. Prevention beats reaction.
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│ 🔗 Insight: ainvest.com/news/defi-security-2026
⚠️ WARNING SCAMS
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│ EZ-Pass phishing: $17B stolen in crypto scams
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│ DETAILS: Chinese criminal network "Darcula" using
│ mass SMS spoofing ("outstanding toll") impersonating
│ legitimate organizations. Up 30% from last year.
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│ TECH: Scammers use crypto to purchase SMS kits and
│ AI deepfakes to impersonate trusted sources.
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│ ⚠️ ACTION: Never send crypto to "pay fines"
│ Legitimate tolls charge to credit cards, not crypto
💡 INSIGHT TIPS
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│ Ledger Security Checklist (Updated Jan 29, 2026)
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│ RISKS: 2025 was worst year on record - $3.1B lost in
│ first half alone. Individual users primary targets.
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│ CHECKLIST:
│ • Avoid unofficial browser extensions (40 fake wallet
│ extensions found in Firefox in July)
│ • Enable clear signing on Ledger devices
│ • Never download wallet software from email links
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│ 🔗 Ledger: ledger.com/academy/security-checklist
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⚡ First post — let's talk about the most dangerous mistake in crypto.
Your seed phrase is your crypto. If someone finds it, they can drain everything. If you lose it, your funds are gone forever.
Three rules I never break:
1. Never type your seed phrase into a computer
No screenshots. No cloud storage. No password managers.
Physical only. Write it. Test it. Then store it.
2. Write it down exactly as shown
One wrong word? You can't restore.
Lowercase? Mixed? Spaces? Every character matters.
Verify against your wallet's recovery feature.
3. Split it if the amount is significant
Large holdings = multisig or shamir's secret sharing
Never put your entire life savings on single points of failure
The safest storage: Metal seed phrase backup (Steelcrypt, Billfodl, etc.) + geographically separated backup.
Start small, but start secure. Your wealth is only as safe as your weakest link.
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