Survey: 23 Percent Crypto Asset Owners Not Realizing The Existence Of Crypto Cyber Threats

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JAKARTA - In the midst of the growing trend of cryptocurrencies today, Kaspersky's survey found that only 25 percent of respondents felt they had received sufficient information about the potential threat of crypto assets in cyberspace, while another 23 percent had no information at all.

Appointing Arlington Research to conduct research on 12,000 people from 16 countries, the survey also said that awareness of this threat is decreasing with age, where consumers under the age of 35 get more information about the threat.

Cyber threats, such as theft and virtual fraud, are one of the most highlighted threats and are the main concern of respondents with 27 percent and 26 percent of respondents, respectively.

While 38 percent of respondents did not realize that they could be the target of crypto threats, even if they didn't have crypto assets.

It should be noted that anyone can target crypto miners (cryptomining), a program that secretly generates crypto assets for their owners using other computer resources, whether they have crypto assets or not.

"Although the decline has occurred in the crypto market recently, the level of malicious activity on the ground has not decreased. The crypto industry, which is still in its growth period, remains the main target of scammers," said Vitaly Kamluk, head of the Asia Pacific unit, Kaspersky's Global Research & Analysis Team (GREAT) in a statement received in Jakarta.

Kamluk also revealed that the survey conducted by Kaspersky emphasized the need to increase awareness and education regarding potential risks faced by crypto asset owners.

"Because digital asset adoption continues to grow, it is very important for individuals to take appropriate action to protect themselves from cyber threats," he concluded.