2 Bitcoin Thieves...
By
Dominic Alvieri @AlvieriD
Please return the original Bitcoin stolen and keep the balance.
I wish it was just 2 Bitcoin thieves.
Year after year I have had Bitcoin and
other cryptocurrencies stolen. Every year the keep rising.
Year after year I have had my identity
stolen as well. Send another email. Write another letter. Not this year. I have
been fighting back. Cybersecurity has to be active, not passive. National,
corporate and your personal future are at stake.
Year after year I keep waiting for
something to be returned. Keep waiting. I am done waiting. Year after year I
have skilled up.
With the onset of the Pandemic, I was struck
again. SIM jacked, May 22nd, 2020 at 2:58am, EST. Every account compromised
after the first 3 minutes. Cryptocurrency accounts were the first to go. Why?
So easy. So fast. Gone before you know it. Out of your account and into another
and probably off to an illegal mixing service with attempts to hide the ownership
trail. It can still be traced but that is not for the faint of heart.
Cold storage. What? I term many associate
with food is actually one of the few safeguards you have with Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and
certain other assets. Cold storage is keeping your assets offline. Not
just cryptocurrencies, but other assets as well. Do not have all your bank accounts
online. I strongly suggest it. It saved what little I had left. The national
idiots are easier to catch. Once again, try reporting a cybercrime overseas.
Good luck in some cases. Keep waiting. Keep getting frustrated that your
investment that was stolen continues to rise.
I have a more detailed article on
Bitcoin coming up. This is not investment advice. This is just my personal opinion. Store of value? Not unless you store it offline. No one says that. I am telling
you. This is not an investment blog, just information and my opinion. Merchants
do not want to participate in Bitcoin due to the volatility and ease of theft.
Put it on the Blockchain. If you hear someone
say that, they do not know what they are talking about. Technology evolves
daily. There is not just one Blockchain and it is not just for cryptocurrency transactions.
That is another issue. But you have the clue.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
have continued to rise since the years they have been stolen from me. I have officially
now had more cryptocurrency stolen over my lifetime then I have made in cryptocurrency
investments. Trace back the $25k in Bitcoin stolen years
ago. That alone should be over six figures. Hope the thief has enjoyed it. Probably spent it years ago.
How would you feel. Why don’t we ask the poor people who got scammed out
of Bitcoin with the Twitter hack a few weeks ago. I was one of the first to
report and confirm that. Twitter did a great job, as did Coinbase, a US based firm.
Facts. How would you feel having your stolen investments go up and you just write
a letter and send an email?
We are Americans, not American’ts. Be
careful with your assets and your social accounts. Most importantly, your
phone. Watch what you put on it. Watch what access you give to your data. Use 2FA and biometrics. Layer your protection. It
can happen to you before you finish reading this blog.
What have you done during the Pandemic?
I am not a writer, but I am writing a
blog. I am not a YouTuber, but I am making videos. I am alive. There is always hope. You can take
everything and I will still build again. Protect yourself. This is what I am doing. I'm fighting back.
Independent Security Researcher. @AlvieriD
