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’s 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