5 recent tactics criminals use to steal your Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency

While the cryptocurrency mania that drove Bitcoin’s price to $20,000 may have eased, the threat posed by the most experienced cybercriminals hasn’t disappeared. In fact, prominent information security firm Kaspersky Labs has detailed how some of the internet’s most well-known cyberthreats have evolved to better target cryptocurrency users and services. Kaspersky’s researchers identified these five major threats to cryptocurrencers over the past three months, as many are still learning to navigate the new digital asset economy. 1. Trojan horses This quarter saw the notorious Trojan Rakhni morph to more efficiently steal cryptocurrency. When Rakhni was found back in 2013, it was…

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