Quote from: BlockchainWizard on February 19, 2024, 03:09:59 PM

Scammers, hackers and criminals are a big issue in crypto and every day, we can have bad luck to be affected.

Many people are getting scammed daily.
Even, if you are aware of scammers and you don’t fall for any scam, it is still possible to be targeted by hackers.
Because hackers are knowing very well about malicious code and some sites are very risky because of download and even when you don’t know it, it can be a dangerous situation for your device.

Avoid risky sites and downloads

A big trap are malicious sites and downloads. Hackers and criminals like such risky sites and malicious downloads to infect our device and if it’s successfull we will suffer a lot.
Conclusion: avoid risky sites and avoid downloads.
It will improve our safety from hackers and criminals.

However, even avoiding risky sites and downloads is sometimes not enough because hackers are really educated to target someone.

Avoid Darknet sites

An important point is to avoid Darknet sites, where many hackers and criminals are active. Not necessarily scammers but mainly hackers and criminals.
Because Darknet is a space, where criminal business goes unnoticed. We need to be very carful to avoid it because of malware link, hack and criminals.

Our best proceed is to avoid any Darknet sites enitrely and if we avoid it, we won’t get any malicious malware on our device or similar.
Luckily, Darknet is very difficult to reach and you need certains programs for it.

Do not legitimize scammers, hackers and criminals

It is always easy to let scammers escape from it, if we are not affected. But once we are affected, it is really a big issue. And Crypto is suffering from a lot from criminal activites, no matter if on Telegram, on lots of malicious download sites, from fraud altcoins, from malware link, from exchange hack or even here on Bitcointalk.

Unfortunately, hacks or criminal activity is downplayed often. It should not be downplayed because it’s massively harmful. No one needs scammers, hackers and criminals.

We need to call out malicious people and criminal activities, not downplay it. We need to combat it, too.

We need to find solutions how to stop scammers, hackers and criminals

Finding solutions how to stop scammers, hackers and criminals is very important for everyone.
After more people realize how important it is to stop criminals, we need solutions to do so. Bitcointalk has a scam accusations board, where we can report scammers, create reports and distribute negative trust. Finally, after an online research, scammer’s homes can be prosecuted and scammers can be sent to prison.
Because scammers, hackers and criminals need to be punished for doing massive harm.
Straight to jail.

Create awareness against scammers, hackers and criminals

We need to create awareness against scammers because everyone needs to know it is a big danger.
We need to mention it often and try to find solutions against scammers, hackers and criminals.

If scammers, hackers and criminals are not succesful, doing business will get more difficult for such shady people.

We need to be woke about it because a scammer, a criminal and a hacker can be everywhere. Crypto is heavily targeted by scammers because it’s directly rewarding any hack or criminal activity, where Crypto Currencies are obtained.

However, scammers and hackers are becoming more dangerous everyday. Our greed and love for money have surpassed our patience, making us more vulnerable.
To protect ourselves, we must always be vigilant and aware of their tactics. By avoiding unnecessary links and being cautious online, we can reduce the risk of falling victim to their scams.