随着比特币突破 10 万美元，加密货币威胁不断上升

ESET 的最新威胁报告显示，从 2024 年上半年到下半年，在 Windows、Android 和 macOS 上检测到的加密窃取者数量增加了 56%。

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

美国大选后比特币价格飙升30%，加密货币诈骗也飙升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.

比特币正在热潮中。 12 月初，这种数字货币历史上首次突破 10 万美元，自美国大选之夜以来已飙升超过 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.

无论当选总统唐纳德·特朗普在竞选过程中支持加密货币的言论是否兑现，虚拟货币的价值都会继续上涨。但旨在窃取您的加密货币的诈骗和恶意软件也是如此。

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 的最新威胁报告显示，从 2024 年上半年到下半年，在 Windows、Android 和 macOS 上检测到的加密窃取者数量增加了 56%。是时候了解一下数字货币面临的最新威胁以及如何保证其安全了。

Why crypto is so attractive to cybercriminals

为什么加密货币对网络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，它收到了超过 69,000 起与比特币、以太币或 Tether 等加密货币相关的金融欺诈公众投诉。虽然这些投诉仅占联邦调查局收到的金融欺诈投诉总数的 10%，但它们几乎占了所有投诉的一半。今年总损失为 56 亿美元。

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%).

这一数字每年增长 43%，FBI 追踪的所有主要网络犯罪类型（从恶意软件和身份盗窃，到勒索软件、网络钓鱼和爱情诈骗）中，加密货币被盗的情况都发生了。然而，2023 年的大部分加密货币损失来自投资欺诈 (71%) 和呼叫中心欺诈，包括技术/客户支持诈骗和冒充政府诈骗 (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.

此类犯罪的增长反映了加密货币在全球金融中发挥的日益重要的作用。但据联邦调查局称，它也因特定原因而受到青睐。虚拟货币的去中心化性质、不可逆交易的速度以及在全球范围内转移的能力使其受到网络犯罪分子的欢迎，并且受害者一旦被盗就很难恢复。

Crypto threats to beware of

需要提防的加密威胁

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

那么 2024 年的犯罪活动主要集中在哪里呢？最新的 ESET 威胁报告揭示了一些有趣的发现：

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

ESET 2024 年上半年的威胁报告也有一些有趣的见解：

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.”

当涉及到加密货币盗窃时，您需要注意的不仅仅是网络钓鱼和恶意软件。从联邦调查局的数据中可以清楚地看出，欺诈者设计了一系列骗局，旨在骗取您的虚拟货币。根据 8 月份的 Chainaanalysis 报告：“随着资金流入达数十亿美元，与加密货币相关的诈骗将在 2024 年不断增加，成为年初至今最大的非法活动领域之一。”

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

它强调了杀猪行为，这种行为通常将爱情骗局与投资​​欺诈结合在一起，是最常见的加密货币盗窃手段之一。

How to keep your crypto safe

如何保证您的加密货币安全

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:

所有这些都会给您带来额外的压力，要求您确保加密货币的安全。您可以采取多种措施来减轻网络钓鱼、信息窃取/加密窃取恶意软件、诈骗等威胁。考虑以下几点：

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.

事实上，联邦调查局现在拥有自己的专门的加密货币犯罪报告，这一事实表明了问题的严重性。保持警惕，不要让任何人获得您的数字资产。