Киберпреступления с криптовалютой стали профессиональными

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2023-03-15Last updated on 2025-01-15

Объемы криптопреступлений в 2024 году достигли $40,9 млрд. Основными направлениями незаконной деятельности остаются кражи средств, мошенничества и вымогательство. Наибольшую долю украденных средств составляют активы, похищенные из децентрализованных финансовых сервисов (DeFi). Однако во 2-м и 3-м кварталах хакеры стали чаще атаковать централизованные платформы (CEX). Об этом поведали эксперты из Chainalysis.

Согласно данным, 61% украденной криптовалюты приходится на хакеров из Северной Кореи, которые похитили $1,34 млрд. Они активно используют сложные методы, включая проникновение в компании, работающие с блокчейном. Некоторые из операций связаны с IT-специалистами из КНДР, которые внедряются в криптоорганзиации для дальнейших атак.

Мошенничество с использованием цифровых валют также становится все более разнообразным. Лидерами среди схем остаются инвестиционные пирамиды и так называемые «свиньи на убой» (pig butchering). Злоумышленники все чаще применяют искусственный интеллект (ИИ) для создания персонализированных атак, таких как вымогательство с использованием компрометирующей информации. Кроме того, AI позволяет обходить системы идентификации клиентов (KYC).

Рынок программ-вымогателей остается активным. Однако, в 2024 году наблюдалось снижение готовности жертв платить выкуп, что привело к сокращению прибылипреступников. При этом общее количество атак осталось на высоком уровне.

Объемы даркнет-рынков и фрод-шопов заметно сократились. Доходы первых упали с $2,3 млрд в 2023 году до $2 млрд в 2024 году, а вторые и вовсе потеряли более половины своих объемов. Это связано с успешной операцией США и Нидерландов по ликвидации криптоплатформы Universal Anonymous Payment System (UAPS).

По мнению специалистов, криптопреступления становятся все более профессиональными. Злоумышленники используют цифровые активы для отмывания денег, торговли запрещенными веществами и даже организации схем, включающих сразу несколько видов незаконной дейятельности.

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