💰58% of crypto users in SA have been hit by some form of cryptocurrency crime, with fake apps being a major concern. Cryptocurrency cybercrimes CitizenTechChech
Some 58% of crypto users have been hit by some form of cryptocurrency crime, according to a survey by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Kaspersky commissioned Arlington Research to research 12 000 people from 16 countries including Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, the UK, and the US.RSAweb outage linked to global ransomware exploit identified in 2021
Some 42% of crypto owners did not believe current protection systems for cryptocurrency were effective.About half of local respondents were unaware they could become a target of crypto threats even if they do not own cryptocurrency.“It is worth noting that anyone can become a target for crypto miners – programs that secretly generate cryptocurrency for their owners using the resources of other computers, whether they own cryptocurrency or not,” says Kaspersky.
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