| By Teeka Tiwari, editor, Palm Beach Daily In March 2019, a hacker tried to break into my crypto accounts and steal my funds. Friends of mine had been hacked before. So I had precautions in place to protect myself. But this was a fairly sophisticated scam. That’s why today, I’m sharing the steps all token holders should take to protect their crypto accounts and funds from similar attacks… Now in my case, the hacker impersonated me and called my phone company. They claimed I’d lost my cell phone. But I have a special code that you must use if you want to make any changes to my phone. And I’ve told my phone company, “Don’t let anybody make any changes unless they have the code.” Yet they ignored my request. Even though the hacker didn’t have the code, they had my Social Security number. So with the last four digits, they convinced the company to port my number to a new phone. Once they did that, they used the new phone to reset my email account passwords. And with access to my email accounts, they tried to reset my crypto account passwords to steal my crypto funds. You see, with $20 worth of the privacy coin Monero and a Tor web browser, you can access the dark web. And you can get just about anybody’s Social Security number. These numbers aren’t secure. You must assume your number is known—and prevent hacks with these measures… Self-Custody Your Coins Had I kept my coins on exchanges, this would be a very different story… Although the hacker was able to get into a few of my crypto exchange accounts, there was nothing there for them to take. Instead of keeping my crypto funds on exchanges, I keep them in offline crypto wallets. An exchange is where you can buy and sell cryptos. And a wallet is where you should store your cryptos. Now, there are two types of wallets: digital and hardware. Digital wallets are for online use. Hardware wallets are external devices (many look like flash drives). And moving your cryptos to a wallet is the first step every token holder should take. If you don’t, the results could be disastrous. Earlier this year, some wonderful, hard-working folks—including some subscribers of mine—lost millions of dollars by keeping their crypto funds on the now-defunct Canadian exchange, QuadrigaCX. That’s why you should always self-custody your crypto funds when possible. And that’s the beauty about cryptocurrency: You can control your digital assets. You’re like your own bank. Let me explain… Each crypto account comes with a “private key.” Private keys allow you to send and access your crypto holdings. So it’s important you maintain possession of them. As long as you have custody of your private keys, no one can access your digital assets. Just remember, never store your private keys on the internet. Don’t store them in your iCloud, Evernote, or Microsoft OneDrive accounts. Those were the first places where my hacker went hunting for my crypto keys. You can write your passwords and private keys in a physical form and store the documents in a bank, safety deposit box, or safe in your house. And you can keep another digital copy on an encrypted flash drive. | Recommended Link | | This technology is more important than electricity? Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has already spent $3.9 billion on this unproven technology. He’s recently said this breakthrough tech “is more important than electricity.” Even the Harvard Business Review says companies who fail to implement this technology will never catch up. Because without this new tech, Google could be bankrupt in the next 5-10 years. But there is one little-known company that holds the key to Google’s future… And a chance for you to make massive profits. | | | -- | If You Must Use an Exchange, Keep Fewer Funds At PBRG, we recommend you store your cryptos in a secure wallet in which you control your private keys. That’s the safest way to protect your funds. But in some cases, you might need to keep your cryptos on an exchange. For instance, there may be a swap or a fork requiring you to convert or receive new tokens. So you may need to let the exchange handle the conversions for you. And on other rare occasions, a token may not have a wallet available yet. You’d have to keep the coin on an exchange until one is available. But that doesn’t happen very often. We suggest that you only put as much on the exchange that’ll allow you to sleep well at night. If you can’t, then you have too much on the exchange. And if these situations do arise, make sure you have two-factor authentication for your accounts… | Recommended Link | | Legendary Wall Street investor reveals unusual TECH IPO loophole This is unprecedented… Regular Americans can now claim a stake in some of the hottest private tech startups in the world… Before they go public. I’m talking about startups like SpaceX… 23andMe… Ripple… Palantir… There’s huge potential here… More than $628 billion in IPO profits could be up for grabs. | | | -- | Add an Extra Layer of Security Most banks and crypto exchanges will want you to provide a phone number to authenticate your account. It’s called two-factor authentication, or 2FA. For your 2FA to be extra secure, you need a second phone number that isn’t attached to you in any way, shape, or form. That means your name won’t be linked to that number. Essentially, it’s an anonymous number. So you can link your recovery email to this secondary number for authentication. This way, if you lose your primary phone—or if it gets hacked like mine did—no one can reset your passwords using your primary number. It’s a lot of work and inconvenience to set up a second phone and email address. But it’ll be even more inconvenient if hackers get into your accounts. I can’t tell you what a hassle it was to change everything: my phone number, all my accounts, emails, and passwords… I even had to put a freeze on all my credit reports. It’s not super easy, but it’s not rocket science, either. And it’s the best solution I’ve found so far… Take Your Crypto Security Seriously To recap, here’s what you need to do to protect your crypto funds: Self-custody your cryptos by storing them in digital or hardware wallets. If you must leave funds on exchanges, leave only enough necessary to make transactions. Use two-factor authentication (2FA). Consider a secondary phone and email address separate from your name and identity. Never store your passwords on the internet. There’s no Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the crypto game, so your funds aren’t insured like the money in your bank account is. And while there will likely be crypto insurance at some point, we’re on our own right now. So please take that to heart. Again, the good news is, my funds ended up safe. So I strongly urge you to follow the steps above and keep your funds safe, too. Let the Game Come to You! 
Teeka Tiwari
Editor, Palm Beach Daily P.S. Right now, wealthy investors are in a buying frenzy. They’re preparing for a rare crypto market phenomenon virtually assured to happen. When it last happened in 2016, you could’ve turned $500 into as much as $5 million—in 10 months. Now, over 55,000 people signed up to watch my 5 Coins to $5 Million webinar last night. And during my special crypto training session, I told them exactly what this little-known event is. If you didn’t attend, don’t worry… For a limited time, you can watch the replay right here. You’ll even find out the name of the top crypto on my buy list. With crypto tech advancing rapidly, now’s the time to take advantage of this rare phenomenon. You won’t see it again until 2024… MAILBAG From Brendan V.: Hi, Teeka. I appreciate your consistent guidance on crypto. Many financial “experts” seem to think there’s no money left in the altcoin space… and that we won’t see the explosive gains we did in the past. So does it still make sense to be diversified in altcoins? I hope to prove the naysayers wrong. Teeka’s Reply: Thanks for the comments, Brendan. Every time crypto emerges from a brutal bear market, bitcoin always rallies first. On average, it outperforms for about six months. After that, the altcoin market catches up. And in many instances, altcoins even surpass bitcoin—like they did during the 2016 bull run… Bitcoin broke its downtrend in April 2019. That suggests we’ll see altcoins start to rally in October. So we can use this opportunity to judiciously add to our positions where appropriate. Remember, you don’t need to bet the farm. And be patient. We’re very close to entering this new period. So not only will we see bitcoin prices break out… we’ll see all cryptos break out to levels we haven’t seen in a very long time. From Roger N.: Teeka, I love the special trades in your Alpha Edge service. Although I didn’t have the liquidity to invest in your first round of Brexit trades, I fully intended to. And I invested in all the gold trades. I haven’t lost money on these special projects yet. Keep ’em coming! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Write This Crypto's Name Down NOW. NO ONE could’ve guessed this: Teeka just revealed the name of his new #1 crypto recommendation. I won’t spoil the surprise here… But I can tell you that Teeka says this crypto reminds him of NEO, right before it rocketed up as high as 151,323%. (That turned every $1,000 into $1.5 million!) Is this crypto Teeka’s next 150,000% winner? 
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