According to ChainCatcher, Forbes reports 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-stealing attacks targeting cryptocurrency wallets has increased, with the most significant rise in attacks against macOS users.
The report states: According to ESET's telemetry data for the second half of 2024, the number of password-stealing software across multiple platforms (especially Windows, macOS, and Android) has increased, with the detection of password-stealing software targeting cryptocurrency wallets on macOS having more than doubled compared to the first half of the year. Meanwhile, the number of password-stealing software on the Windows platform has increased by 56%, and financial threats on the Android platform, including password-stealing malware, have grown by 20%.
ESET's analysis shows that the number of password-stealing software targeting the macOS platform (especially credentials related to cryptocurrency wallets) has surged by 127%. Security researchers note: 'Although these threats cannot be simply classified as password-stealing software solely because they possess broader functionalities, they do reveal a significant upward trend in password-stealing 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.
