隨著比特幣突破 10 萬美元，加密貨幣威脅不斷上升

ESET 的最新威脅報告顯示，從 2024 年上半年到下半年，在 Windows、Android 和 macOS 上偵測到的加密竊取者數量增加了 56%。

Bitcoin price Surged by 30% after the US election, and so did crypto scams

美國大選後比特幣價格飆漲30%，加密貨幣詐騙也飆漲30%

Bitcoin is on a tear. For the first time in its history, the digital currency surpassed $100,000 in early December, having surged more than 30% since election night in the US.

比特幣正在熱潮中。 12 月初，這種數位貨幣史上首次突破 10 萬美元，自美國大選之夜以來已飆升超過 30%。

Whether or not the optimism about President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-crypto rhetoric on the campaign trail is be realized, the value of virtual coins continues to tick up. But so too do scams and malware designed to steal your crypto.

無論當選總統川普在競選過程中支持加密貨幣的言論是否兌現，虛擬貨幣的價值都會繼續上漲。但旨在竊取您的加密貨幣的詐騙和惡意軟體也是如此。

ESET’s latest Threat Report reveals that detections of cryptostealers rose by 56 percent from H1 to H2 2024 – across Windows, Android and macOS. It’s time to take a look at the latest threats to your digital currency, and how to keep it safe.

ESET 的最新威脅報告顯示，從 2024 年上半年到下半年，在 Windows、Android 和 macOS 上偵測到的加密竊取者數量增加了 56%。是時候了解數位貨幣面臨的最新威脅以及如何保證其安全了。

Why crypto is so attractive to cybercriminals

為什麼加密貨幣對網路犯罪分子如此有吸引力

The FBI says it received over 69,000 public complaints about financial fraud relating to cryptocurrency such as bitcoin, ether or tether in 2023. And although these comprised just 10% of the total number of financial fraud complaints to the Bureau, they accounted for almost half of total losses, or $5.6 billion for the year.

FBI 表示，2023 年，它收到了超過69,000 起與比特幣、以太幣或Tether 等加密貨幣相關的金融詐欺公眾投訴。它們幾乎佔了所有投訴的一半。

That’s a 43% annual increase, with cryptocurrency stolen across all the major cybercrime types tracked by the FBI, from malware and identity theft, to ransomware, phishing and romance scams. However, the majority of cryptocurrency losses in 2023 came from investment fraud (71%) and call center fraud, including tech/customer support scams and government impersonation scams (10%).

這一數字每年增長 43%，FBI 追蹤的所有主要網路犯罪類型（從惡意軟體和身分盜竊，到勒索軟體、網路釣魚和愛情詐騙）中，加密貨幣被盜的情況都發生了。然而，2023 年的加密貨幣損失大多來自投資詐欺 (71%) 和呼叫中心欺詐，包括技術/客戶支援詐騙和冒充政府詐騙 (10%)。

The growth in such crime is a reflection of the growing role cryptocurrency plays in global finance. But it’s also favored for specific reasons, according to the FBI. The decentralized nature of virtual currency, the speed of irreversible transactions, and the ability to transfer it around the globe make it popular among cybercriminals, and difficult for victims to recover once stolen.

此類犯罪的成長反映了加密貨幣在全球金融中所扮演的日益重要的角色。但據聯邦調查局稱，它也因特定原因而受到青睞。虛擬貨幣的去中心化性質、不可逆交易的速度以及在全球範圍內轉移的能力使其受到網路犯罪分子的歡迎，並且受害者一旦被盜就很難恢復。

Crypto threats to beware of

需要提防的加密威脅

So where was criminal activity in 2024 focused? The latest ESET Threat Report reveals some intriguing findings:

那麼 2024 年的犯罪活動主要集中在哪裡呢？最新的 ESET 威脅報告揭示了一些有趣的發現：

ESET’s Threat Report for the first half of 2024 also has some interesting insights:

ESET 2024 年上半年的威脅報告也有一些有趣的見解：

It’s not just phishing and malware that you need to be aware of when it comes to cryptocurrency theft. As is clear from the FBI’s figures, fraudsters have designed a range of scams intended to part you with your virtual currency. According to a Chainalysis report in August: “With several billion in inflows, scams with a crypto nexus are mounting in 2024 and are one of the largest areas of illicit activity YTD.”

當涉及加密貨幣盜竊時，您需要注意的不僅僅是網路釣魚和惡意軟體。從聯邦調查局的數據中可以清楚看出，詐騙者設計了一系列騙局，旨在欺騙您的虛擬貨幣。根據 8 月的 Chainaanalysis 報告：“隨著資金流入達數十億美元，與加密貨幣相關的詐騙將在 2024 年不斷增加，成為年初至今最大的非法活動領域之一。”

It highlights pig butchering, which typically blends romance scams with investment fraud, as one of the most common means of crypto theft.

它強調了殺豬行為，這種行為通常將愛情騙局與投資詐欺結合在一起，是最常見的加密貨幣盜竊手段之一。

How to keep your crypto safe

如何保證您的加密貨幣安全

All of which puts extra pressure on you to keep that cryptocurrency safe. There are various measures you can take to mitigate the threat from phishing, info-stealing/cryptostealing malware, scams and more. Consider the following:

所有這些都會給您帶來額外的壓力，要求您確保加密貨幣的安全。您可以採取多種措施來減輕網路釣魚、資訊竊取/加密竊取惡意軟體、詐騙等威脅。考慮以下幾點：

The fact that the FBI now has its own dedicated cryptocurrency crime report indicates the scale of the problem. Stay alert, and don’t let anyone get their hands on your digital assets.

事實上，聯邦調查局現在擁有自己的專門的加密貨幣犯罪報告，這一事實表明了問題的嚴重性。保持警惕，不要讓任何人獲得您的數位資產。