Basically, I forgot about anti-virus worries going to Ubuntu. I've been running now since 2014 with no problems.
I did get my Amazon account and Google account hacked at one point, but that was wholly unrelated. I just changed passwords and it went away.
Mind you, I don't go clicking on everything I see. I'm pretty savvy on not getting nailed.
Bet these folks were or thought they were too.🤣
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2021/09/23/bitcoinorg-appears-hacked-by-giveaway-scam/Bitcoin.org’s website has gone dark after falling victim to an apparent giveaway scam earlier Thursday.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billyb...after-300-billion-crash/?sh=47d35145c74dHacked off: Cybercriminals have made off with almost $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies from Cayman Islands-based crypto exchange Bitmart, it was first reported by digital security analysis company Peckshield over the weekend. Representatives of the trading platform initially claimed that the outflows were routine withdrawals, calling hack reports "fake news" in Bitmart's official Telegram channel. Bitmart's CEO then confirmed the hack via Twitter.
And another one fell this week.
https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/cryptocurrency-news/crypto-com-admits-hack-cost-it-about-35-million/Crypto.com became one of the recent platforms to face an attack from hackers, leaving a number of users with huge losses. Several users called out the exchange to complain about their account’s fraudulent activities. However, it took a few hours for the platform to respond to the calls.
Furthermore, a blockchain security firm, Peckshield, issued an alert tweet, stating that the figures were as high as $15 million. Later in the day, Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said that there were no missing customer funds. He further explained that an investigation was underway to ascertain the level of the damage.
