{"id":135729,"date":"2024-08-17T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=135729"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:21:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T15:21:27","slug":"german-federal-authority-issues-a-warning-to-crypto-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/german-federal-authority-issues-a-warning-to-crypto-users\/","title":{"rendered":"German Federal Authority Issues a Warning to Crypto Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a LinkedIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/bsibund_bitcoin-kryptowaeuhrung-sicherheit-activity-7225769264358535168-zr6r?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>post<\/strong><\/a>, the BSI said hardware wallets are the most secure method of storing cryptocurrencies as they store private cryptographic keys in offline or \u201c<em>cold<\/em>\u201d storage, minimising the risk of hacking attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The agency highlighted the vulnerability of storing assets on third-party platforms such as exchanges, which, while convenient, are susceptible to hacking attacks. Similarly, self-custody wallets in phones or PCs also pose a significant security risk.<\/p>\n<p>This consultation comes in response to the growing threat of cryptocurrency theft. Analyst firm Chainalysis reported that in the first half of 2024, nearly $1.6 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacking attacks, with the average amount stolen per incident up 80% from the previous year.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/malaysia-adopts-worldcoins-iris-scanning-for-digital-identity-verification\/\" title=\"Malaysia Adopts Worldcoin\u2019s Iris Scanning for Digital Identity Verification\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/worldcoin-logo-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Malaysia Adopts Worldcoin\u2019s Iris Scanning for Digital Identity Verification<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additionally, phishing attacks targeting individual crypto users have increased sharply, with losses reaching $341 million, surpassing the total amount stolen in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>BSI\u2019s recommendation highlights the growing importance of robust security measures in the face of escalating cyber threats in the crypto space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany&#8217;s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has advised cryptocurrency users to protect their digital assets using hardware wallets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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