The Best of The Bad Crypto Podcast: Travis Gets Hacked - Episode #041

<p>We're sharing our best shows from the last five years as Joel and Travis take a break from broadcasting new content for the crypto curious and the crypto serious. In 2017, Travis experienced a cell phone SIM hack perpetrated by security vulnerabilities at his wireless carrier, social engineering, and use of technology know-how to execute the nefarious hack. </p> <p>Your cell phone number is more public and connected to more private, personal information than your social security number. To protect yourself from potential attacks, be sure to enable two-factor authentication on all of your email, banking, and social media accounts and store your cryptocurrency moonbags on cold storage wallets. <br><br>In Episode #633, we had guest Haseeb Awan of Efani share their unswappable SIM technology and encourage listeners to revisit that episode. <a href="http://badco.in/swap">We have a SPECIAL OFFER</a> of one month of Efani phone service FREE to Bad Crypto Podcast listeners.  <a href="http://badco.in/633">http://badco.in/633</a><br><br>FULL SHOW NOTES: <a href="http://badco.in/041">http://badco.in/041</a></p> <p>TIME STAMPS:</p> <p>00:00 - Intro - Warning, explicit content as Travis expresses his feelings about getting hacked. </p> <p>02:40 - Bad Crypto voicemails - we answer listeners’ questions, but Do Your Own Research and Not Financial Advice</p> <p>08:20 - Top News Stories, dated October 25, 2017</p> <p>16:16 There are some ICOs that are not really that awesome. If they look like a shitcoin, and they smell like one, don’t invest in it. Blockchain is going to be a major industry disrupter. </p> <p>17:43 - James Altuchair, author of Cryptocurrency 101, says he thinks cryptocurrencies are the biggest innovation since the Internet. We are on the ground floor of an enormous trend that is going to change the world. </p> <p>19:38 - Travis hypothesizes on the tokenization of natural resources. </p> <p><strong>23:22 - Feature story: Travis gets hacked</strong></p> <p>23:30 - Travis noticed his iPhone didn’t have