Drainer Threats On Dark Web Increase, Here Are 7 Tips To Secure Your Crypto Assets

JAKARTA - Kaspersky managed to block 19,171,977 web-based attacks in Indonesia during 2024, down 34.85 percent compared to last year's 29,426,930 detections.

In addition, Kaspersky is also observing a spike in "drainer" activity, a malicious device designed to steal user crypto assets, such as tokens or NFTs, on the dark web by 2024.

Drainer has only appeared throughout the year and has been actively promoted on various dark web platforms. In general, the number of unique threads discussing the drainer on the dark web increased from 55 in 2022 to 129 in 2024.

In order to remain protected, Kaspersky advises users to do the following: