CoinVoice recently learned that according to 8world, the Singapore Police Force and the Cybersecurity Agency issued a joint statement stating that they have recently observed criminals using a variety of methods to steal cryptocurrencies from victims' cryptocurrency wallets. Their usual methods include:
Impersonating legitimate entities on social media, offering giveaways or promotions as bait, asking victims to "verify" their wallets by sharing personal information such as login credentials. Criminals may also impersonate cryptocurrency company owners, under the pretext of assessing the victim's ability in the blockchain field, and send malicious links to victims, which, once clicked, will automatically transfer the cryptocurrency in the victim's wallet. In addition, criminals may also use phishing websites, software vulnerabilities, smart contracts, etc. to hack into the victim's wallet and transfer the cryptocurrency.
Singapore government departments call on the public to take preventive measures to protect their wallets, such as: using more secure offline storage devices such as hardware wallets; using stronger passwords and two-factor authentication; checking accounts frequently, etc.
If you suspect you have become a victim, you should immediately contact the cryptocurrency exchange and stop trading or freeze your account if possible; check and revoke any suspicious token authorizations; immediately transfer the remaining cryptocurrency in the affected wallet to another wallet; and notify the relevant authorities. [Original link]