Crypto Crimes increased to the highest number in 2021
Crypto Crimes: Analysis reported recently that criminal received over $14 billion in digital currencies through illegal crypto addresses this is up to 79% from $7.8 billion in 2020 reported in 2020.
- 1) Cryptocurrency ransomware attacks- Most often, threat actors demand ransomware payments in cryptocurrency because this form of payment provides anonymity for the destination address associated with the ransom demand. Unlike bank accounts, no personally identifiable information is required to obtain a crypto wallet
- 2) Cryptocurrency scams- Cryptoasset risk manager Elliptic notes that decentralized finance (DeFi) users and investors have suffered losses of $10.5 billion as of November 2021 due to theft and fraud, up sevenfold from $1.5 billion in 2020.
- 3) Darknet markets & illicit trade- Darknet markets are sites on the dark web where people can buy or sell illicit goods and services online
- 4) Cryptocurrency theft. …
- 5) Terror funding.
Rising Crypto Use Bullish for New Blockchain ETF
Report shows the leading factor in the increase of crypto funds hack and scams is potentially due to the rise in decentralized finance (DeFi) – which facilitates crypto-denominated lending outside traditional banking.
There was an increase of 335% in 2020 and over the total cryptocurrency stolen from DeFi platforms in 2019 as less than $162 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from DeFi platforms.
which was 31% of the year’s total amount stolen. While in 2021, there was a rise in the figure with another 1,330% to $2.3 billion, Chain analysis stated.
