I recently had a MetaMask wallet emptied by a sweeper bot. I must have exposed my private key or seedphrase somehow somewhere (no I didn't enter it on any websites or show anybody). It wasn't a wallet for long term holdings so the losses were minimal. It isn't the end of the world and thankfully I am more aware of potential risks and many of ways I could be at risk. Thought I would share so nobody else suffers the same fate as me.
- Do not send or show your seedphrase or private keys to ANYBODY.
- Avoid connecting your wallet to websites unless you need to. Remember to remove access when you are done.
- Double and triple-check website URLs. Scammers attempting a phishing scam will copy the URL of legitimate sites and swap letters and numbers—an “l” for “1” or “0” for the letter “O,” for example.
- Educate yourself on hot wallets and cold wallets and invest in a hardware wallet for long term holdings.
Hopefully this can help somebody.
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