SIM Port Attacks + 2FA Security or How Not To Lose All Your Crypto and a Empex 4 Recap
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We look at a recent SIM port hack where a crypto professional lost $100k worth of crypto from his Coinbase account. We discuss in detail how he was attacked and how you can safeguard your crypto assets better. We then do a recap of the one-day Elixir conference, Empex, where topics ranged from OTP to LiveView to functional programming more broadly.
Topics:
- What a SIM port attack is
- How people can be careful
- Their experience at Empex
- Their thoughts on Elixir
Links:
- The Most Expensive Lesson Of My Life: Details of SIM port hack - https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-most-expensive-lesson-of-my-life-details-of-sim-port-hack-35de11517124
- Monero\\u2019s Fluffy Pony - https://twitter.com/fluffypony/status/1130555634330554368?s=21
- EMPEX - https://empex.co/nyc.html
- Erlang Ecosystem Foundation - https://erlef.org/
- SimpleBet - https://simplebet.io/
- Frame.io - https://frame.io/
- Manning - https://www.manning.com/
- The Pragmatic Bookshelf - https://pragprog.com/
- How to use Mint - https://scoutapm.com/blog/how-to-use-mint-an-awesome-http-library-for-elixir-part-01