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11 tips to protect your assets from NFT theft

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Any site that lets you enter a mnemonic is a scam

Original post by DeFiTeddy (@defiteddy2020)

The following tips can help you protect your NFT and Token.

- Don't click on links from strangers or from unknown sources (whether in Tweets, discord messages, emails, wechat groups, etc.).

- Identify twitter accounts by the number of co-followers, such as @tinasfon is a fake Moonbird account (please don't click the link inside), my co-followers is 0.

- Use the domain name to verify the authenticity of the website. For example, after galaxy DIS was hacked, the phishing site sent by the hacker was GalaxyEco. IO (please do not click), while the normal website is http://galaxy.eco.

- Fox any pop-up window, must carefully read the dialog box meaning to confirm, many phishing sites pop-up window is actually let you authorize all NFT. In addition, if the little fox has red word prompt, please do not operate.

- Protect mnemonics and private keys. Any site that lets you enter a mnemonic is a scam! Do you remember pancake's website being hacked? The url is official, but pops up and lets you enter a mnemonic! Terrible!

- Mnemonics and private keys are protected offline, don't store them on networked devices, and don't back up with icloud (including don't back up little fox with icloud). Usually use and play digital assets best two computers, to prevent the computer was stolen black private key.

- The best way to protect the private key and the mnemonic is a hardware wallet, so the mnemonic and the private key are stored in the hardware, hackers cannot steal, but please note that the hardware wallet does not solve the asset has been authorized after the theft of the situation!

- Digital assets spread across different wallets, including top central exchanges. High-risk projects, interact with the new address, and cancel authorization in a timely manner. (https://etherscan.io/tokenapprovalchecker)...

- Pay attention to and timely install security vulnerability updates, including browser, operating system and wallet software.

- Hackers often lose less money than users lose, so keep your private keys and mnemonics safe. There are countless examples of loss of assets due to computer destruction or reinstallation, loss of mnemonics and paper!

- Not your key, Not your token, don't let others steal your key, and don't lose your key!