Una VPN para criptomonedas

Cryptocurrency is now the best-preferred mode for financial exchanges over the internet. Despite various hurdles such as fluctuations, cryptocurrency provides the most secure means of exchange as it involves several encryptions. Most people like cryptocurrency because it’s anonymous since it’s decentralized (meaning no central bank controls your funds) and you can transact from one user to another without using intermediaries.

The most commonly used cryptocurrency is Bitcoin. Bitcoin uses blockchain technology – transactions are recorded in a public ledger and verified cryptographically by various nodes in the network. This blockchain technology makes it hard to steal or forge bitcoins as you have to hack all the nodes in the network which is an impossible task due to the encryptions involved.

Además de las encriptaciones y la seguridad que conllevan, es posible que hayas oído titulares de que millones de criptodivisas han sido robadas aquí y allá. Se trata de una vulnerabilidad de los monederos y centros de intercambio en línea. Como los hackers no pueden piratear las cadenas de bloques, se aprovechan de estos intercambios y roban fondos a usuarios desprevenidos. Lo mejor es también lo peor de las criptomonedas: el anonimato. Una vez robados los fondos de tu cuenta, no puedes rastrearlos.

Riesgos para la seguridad de las criptomonedas

Además de la vulnerabilidad de los intercambios, estos son algunos de los riesgos de seguridad asociados a las criptomonedas;

• ICO fraud – Initial coin offering is a source of capital for cryptocurrency startups. This capital is in the form of other cryptocurrencies. At times, some deals might be fake and can result in loss of your funds.
• Bolsas de comercio falsas - Algunas bolsas se construyen sólo para robar sus fondos ya que usted se los dará libremente. Asegúrese siempre de que su bolsa de comercio es de buena reputación.
• Hackable offline wallets – As much as you might want to avoid online, some offline wallets have been known to be hackable. Trojans such as Pony loader have been known to identify offline wallets and then steal from them.
• Crypto-jacking - Esta forma de riesgo de seguridad implica que actores maliciosos secuestren tus dispositivos y utilicen sus recursos, como la CPU, para minar criptomonedas. Esto ralentiza significativamente el rendimiento del sistema. Normalmente se realiza a través de scripts de minería de malware.
• Phishing attacks – Even cryptocurrencies are not immune to these old evolving attacks. According to Coin telegraph, a phishing attack on Electrum Wallet stole almost $1million worth cryptocurrency in one hour.

¿Puede una VPN protegerle contra los riesgos de seguridad de las criptomonedas?

A VPN can protect you against various cryptocurrency security risks but not all. Due to the strong encryptions involved, a VPN can help you against some phishing attacks and crypto jacking in which the mining malware is injected using free public Wi-Fi. A VPN will encrypt your internet traffic, and this will make it invisible to prying eyes, and hence it won’t be intercepted or susceptible to prying eyes.

A VPN can also help you carry out cryptocurrency transactions in areas where there’s heavy government surveillance. Besides the encryptions, a VPN assigns you a virtual IP address which masks your real IP and hence hides your location.