My Bitcoin Adventure
A personal look back at exploring Bitcoin and altcoins with a small community of enthusiasts in January 2018.
Category: All Articles
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NiceHash’s Planned Return on December 20, 2017
A December 2017 update on NiceHash's planned return after the breach, the uncertainty over unpaid balances, and the limits of public transaction speculation.
Following the Bitcoin Trail After the 2017 NiceHash Hack
A historical look at transaction diagrams discussed after the NiceHash hack, with corrections to the original explanation of Bitcoin tracing and ownership.
The NiceHash Hack: My December 2017 Account
A personal account of the December 2017 NiceHash security breach, the service interruption, and an unpaid mining balance at the time.
Digital Fingerprints Against Intimate Image Abuse: A Look Back at 2017
A look back at Facebook's 2017 discussion of image matching, with an explanation of digital fingerprints and the limits of current prevention services.
Why Your Apple Watch Exercise Ring May Not Count Every Walking Minute
A walking workout can last longer than the Exercise minutes it earns. Understand the difference and review calibration before trying an old workaround.
Open Network Ports: Check What Your Home Network Exposes
Understand open ports, router forwarding, and UPnP, then use your own network settings and Shodan results to review internet-facing services.
Protect an Ubuntu Server with Fail2ban
Understand Fail2ban jails, configure retry thresholds, and connect WordPress login logging to server-side protection in this historical Ubuntu walkthrough.
Protect Your WordPress Site Against Brute-Force Login Attacks
Reduce automated WordPress login attempts with strong credentials, limited permissions, login controls, and carefully configured server protection.
The 2017 WhatsApp Voucher Scam: Spam, Not a Confirmed Virus
An updated account of a 2017 WhatsApp voucher scam explains how fake retailer offers encouraged forwarding and why the initial virus warning was revised.
