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We've all heard Hal Finney's story...but did you know his home was SWATTED back in 2014, when he was in the late stages of his five-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease? December 2014, Santa Barbara, USA 🇺🇸 Extortionist SWATs Early Bitcoin Adopter Hal Finney

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An Extortionist Has Been Making Life Hell for Bitcoin's Earliest Adopters

An extortionist has targeted several early bitcoin adopters, threatening to expose personal information unless they pay bitcoin ransoms. Earlier th...

How to find out if your passwords & other personal data have been breached online ⚠️👀 [📹IG: ariacodez]

A good rule of thumb in life is to always FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL. Glok helps you do this in several ways, from improving your conflict-avoidance skills in our counter-kidnapping trainings, to giving you a full audit of your security strengths & weaknesses via our checklist ✅️ Sign up for one of our COUNTER-KIDNAPPING TRAININGS here 👇 glok.me/training/ Download our FREE PHYSICAL SECURITY CHECKLIST here 👇 glok.me/checklist/.

It's been a HUGE week in Bitcoin land, as @miles 🌞, @jack and the Square team has rolled out #Bitcoin payments for over 4 million merchants 🤯 From a SAFETY standpoint, here are 2 perspectives we're thinking about regarding this news, covering both POSITIVE and CAUTIOUS bases 🧵👇 POSITIVE TAKE: Physical safety is often a numbers game. If bad guys know you're the only Bitcoin/Crypto holder in town, it puts a BIG target on your back. The higher Bitcoin adoption goes, the larger pool of Bitcoiners there is, and the lower the likelihood you will be targeted. CAUTIOUS TAKE: On the flipside, as more people/businesses adopt Bitcoin, and adoption grows as a whole, more thieves will understand the value of BTC/crypto, and seek it out as they carry out their crimes (as well as put more energy in learning how to extract it from victims). Both of these perspectives - positive and cautious - should be in your mental toolbox as these big moves are made in the adoption curve of #Bitcoin. And as always, no matter what's going on in the big crazy world around you, it's important to focus on what YOU can do to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. One of the best ways to improve your personal safety is by maximizing self-defense skills, which is why we offer GROUP COUNTER-KIDNAPPING TRAININGS. This is a premium self-defense course taught by the top experts in the world. Request your training HERE 👇

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Have you checked out our Free Physical Security Checklist yet? 👀 This is the ultimate resource for spotting strengths & weaknesses in your security routine, and it doesn't cost a sat! Download the FREE PDF here 👇

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Whether for a normal daily routine, or preparedness for a highly-stressful/life-threatening situation... It's smart to have a grounding procedure in place, which you can recall anytime you need to relax your nerves and optimize your decision-making 🧘‍♂️🧠