Bitcoin scams, hacks and heists – and how to avoid them

This report outlines how cybercriminals target cryptocurrencies through malware (notably cryptostealers and drainer kits in trojanized apps and botnets), diverse scams and social engineering (phishing, celebrity impersonation, romance/pig-butchering, investment and pump-and-dump), and attacks on exchanges and other third parties, citing trends such as a surge in cryptostealer detections and multi‑billion‑dollar thefts tied to North Korean actors; it concludes with actionable defenses including trusted app sourcing, anti-malware, strong unique passwords and 2FA, cold wallets, caution with unsolicited links and social media ads, diligent research, updates, VPN on public Wi‑Fi, and segregating crypto activity from personal/work devices.