Security companies: Password theft attacks against crypto wallets have increased significantly
On December 16th, according to Forbes, the security firm ESET has just released its latest threat report, which examines the threat landscape trends between June and November 2024. The number of cryptocurrency wallet theft attacks has increased, and this type of attack against macOS users has seen the most significant increase. According to ESET telemetry data for the second half of 2024, the number of cryptocurrency theft software across multiple platforms (especially Windows, macOS, and Android) has increased ", but the number of detections for cryptocurrency wallets on macOS has more than doubled compared to the first half of the year. At the same time, the number of cryptocurrency theft software on Windows platform increased by 56%, while financial threats on Android platform, including cryptocurrency theft malicious software, increased by 20%.