You're free to believe that I (the author) made up this story. I'm not a fiction writer; the Bitcoin security space is exciting enough without needing to waste time making stories up.
I'll note that we have seen several folks report being victims of similar attacks since we published this article.
FYI this comment actually had the effect of confirming that the story is all but made up - there is nothing remotely resembling evidence anywhere, including in this ostensibly defensive comment.
Nope, but the value of the educational takeaways from the report are not contingent upon me providing evidence of this specific attack. You are welcome to be skeptical.
It’s fine to sell something in a blog post if you’re providing something of value in return. They are also pretty overt about the fact that they are selling something.
I’m not interested in the service in the slightest but I did get something from it. The read was somewhat entertaining and if I see a friend getting in a similar situation I will be quicker to warn them.
As far as SEO drivel goes, I see much worse than this dozens of times per day.
The writer is Jameson Lopp. There's good solid advice in there for anyone, not just crypto holders, yes he's promoting his own company but it's a big stretch of the imagination to say the bloke is some SEO spammer.
A better title would be. "If you get drugged and use Casa, you will be able to save your money"