Chainalysis报告显示,加密货币犯罪分子将重点转移到集中式交易所

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区块链分析公司Chainalysis的一份年中报告显示,加密货币犯罪分子越来越多地瞄准中心化交易所,今年上半年已经获利超过15亿美元。

这标志着在四年来对去中心化平台的高度关注之后发生了重大转变。该报告将这一变化归因于攻击者越来越老练,他们现在正在采用先进的社会工程策略。

Chainalysis强调,一些攻击者,包括那些与朝鲜有关的攻击者,甚至在目标公司申请IT工作。

这一策略使他们能够渗透到集中式交易所,尽管这些交易所的安全措施更加成熟和强大,但它们提供了更大的潜在回报。

该报告指出,被盗加密货币的价值同比增长84%,达到15.8亿美元。然而,这一数字是在去年同期被盗加密货币同比下降50%之后得出的,这使得目前的激增显得更加明显。

尽管黑客攻击事件的数量同比仅略有增加2.76%,但每次事件的被盗价值却大幅上升,同比增长79%,突显出犯罪分子现在正在追求更高的价值目标。

勒索软件仍然是一个日益严重的威胁,Chainalysis报告称,今年支付的赎金总额已达到4.598亿美元,高于去年同期的4.491亿美元。

该报告指出,勒索软件活动的增加与被盗资金的增加之间可能存在联系,并指出包括与朝鲜有关的有组织团体是一些最大盗窃案的幕后黑手。

这些组织使用复杂的社会工程技术来破坏加密货币业务,并在当局干预之前清洗被盗资产。

尽管有组织犯罪有所增加,但该报告也强调了加密货币行业的积极趋势。

区块链上合法交易的增长速度超过了非法活动的增长速度。Chainalysis报告称,随着加密货币的使用继续走向主流,非法交易总额下降了19.6%,从209亿美元降至167亿美元。

Chainalysis网络犯罪研究负责人Eric Jardine表示:“看到犯罪活动在加密货币生态系统中的份额不断缩小,这令人非常鼓舞。”。“合法活动的增长超过了链上非法活动的增长,这表明加密货币正在继续向主流过渡。”

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