Quote from: joker_josue on Today at 08:37:21 AM

Quote from: LoyceV on Today at 07:01:32 AM

Quote from: BenCodie on Today at 12:40:10 AM

If the Cybersecurity and Privacy board was added any time in the last 3 months after the situation with julerz12, maybe a post there (such as one explaining and emphasizing that all users should be using Linux over Windows) may have prevented the OP from being hacked.

That's very unlikely to happen. I wrote this years ago:

Quote from: LoyceV on October 07, 2019, 02:10:36 PM

How to prevent this
1. Don't use Windows, but we both know you're not going to change that.

A more realistic suggestion would be to use a hardware wallet, but both julerz12 and Avirunes knew that already.

If people don't change behaviors, these problems will continue to arise! It doesn't matter what OS you use or whether or not you have a cold wallet, if your online browsing attitude continues carelessly, you may have these or other problems. Of course, using a more secure OS or using the cold wallet more may be less exposed to problems, but what really makes the difference is the overall behavior.

How are we going to change behaviors? This is difficult, but we are trying and warning.

You're right, however this post would be most accurate pre-2020's and just minding behavior (no matter how vigilant) is not entirely enough. The advancement of threats in the last couple of years has grown exponential. As I highlighted on Avirunes thread, attacks such as Reverse shell attacks can compromise your system just by you connecting to a website that might not even seem malicious. In this case, it is actually imperative that you're using a secure OS or else you are exposed at all times, even if you are using Windows and behaving with pre-existing knowledge and taking precautions. The fact is, Windows is absolutely not the OS to use for day-to-day activities let alone crypto activity, where coins can be very easily stolen.

My point being - We are at a stage now where minding behavior such as not downloading unknown files and blocking inbound connections via firewall are simply not enough. More steps are needed to prevent vulnerabilities from being exploited. It should be noted that this discussion only talks about cybersecurity as well, covering the base of privacy too is an entirely new discussion in itself.