Coinfirm: cryptocurrency criminals stole about $10.5 billion in 2020 year – Bits Media

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According to the report of the analytical company Coinfirm, income of cryptocurrency criminals in 2020 a year decreased compared to the previous year and made up approximately $10.5 billion.

As reported by Coinfirm analysts, cryptocurrency criminals managed to steal about $10.5 billion in 2020 year. Wherein 67.8% stolen money were assigned using fraud, And nothing 9.6% were received by criminals through hacks of cryptocurrency sites.

With the help of Darknet and drug trafficking markets, attackers got the attackers about 18.4% From the total amount of illegal income, and associated with violation of the sanctions of crime brought 3.9% from annual volume.

Cryptocurrency scammers earned much less, than criminals in the traditional financial sector. According to EY, Crimes in the field of traditional finance last year allowed attackers to earn $1.4-3.5 trillion.

Cryptocurrency fraud income has grown sharply in 2020 year, Partly due to the cryptocurrency pyramid Plustoken. In November, China’s police confiscated the organizers of Plustoken Crypto Activa worth $4.2 billion. The total damage from the scheme is estimated at $7.6 billion.

The report also notes, that most of the cryptocurrency crimes remain outside the analytical data. Approximately 80% Cases of fraud and hacks are not registered that year, When they occurred, And approximately about 50% victim crimes do not report at all.

According to the analytical company Ciphertrace, Last year, the Defi industry was most vulnerable to fraud and attacks - cryptocurrency criminals stole $1.9 billion in 2020 year.