PANews, December 16th, reported by Forbes, that the security company ESET has just released its latest threat report, which examines the threat landscape trends from June to November 2024. The number of password theft attacks targeting cryptocurrency wallets has increased, with the most significant growth in attacks against macOS users. The report states: According to ESET's telemetry data for the second half of 2024, the number of password theft software across multiple platforms (especially Windows, macOS, and Android) has increased, but compared to the first half of the year, the detection of password theft software targeting cryptocurrency wallets on macOS has more than doubled. Meanwhile, the number of password theft software on the Windows platform increased by 56%, while financial threats on the Android platform, including password theft malware, grew by 20%.
ESET's analysis shows that the number of password theft software targeting the macOS platform (especially those aimed at credentials related to cryptocurrency wallets) has surged by 127%. Security researchers point out: "Although these threats cannot simply be classified as password theft software due to their broader functionalities, they do reveal a significant upward trend in password theft activities on the macOS platform." From a regional perspective, ESET's analysis indicates that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency attacks targeting macOS are mostly aimed at the United States, followed by Italy, China, Spain, and Japan.