Crypto phishing scams drained $46M in September
Over $127 million was stolen in Q3 2024 due to phishing attacks, with September alone seeing losses of…
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Certik: Malicious Actors Stole $753 Million in Q3, Phishing Top Attack Vector
Malicious actors stole $753 million in the third quarter, with phishing being the most costly attack vector. The…
User loses $32 million spWETH in a sophisticated phishing attack
According to crypto security firm Scam Sniffer, 9,145 users were victims of phishing attacks during August 2024, losing…
August sees 215% rise in crypto phishing, $55M lost in single attack
The majority of the stolen funds are accounted for by a major phishing incident that cost an unfortunate…
Crypto execs on DeFi domain hacks: Don’t interact with crypto for now
CoinGecko founder Bobby Ong explained that after Google sold its domain business to Squarespace, two-factor authentication was removed…
TON ecosystem scams on the rise: How to stay safe
As the TON blockchain is open-source and permissionless, individual users and projects must be careful to ensure their…
Crypto losses reach $1.19B in H1 2024: CertiK calls for better security
The CertiK report shows that phishing attacks led to nearly $498 million in losses, emphasizing the urgent need…
Coinbase is the most impersonated crypto brand by scammers: Report
Although Coinbase continues to be the most impersonated brand in the crypto industry, Meta was targeted by over…
TON ecosystem flooded with phishing attacks, SlowMist warns
The founder of SlowMist has warned that the Telegram messenger ecosystem is “too free” for exploiters of the…
OKX investigates multi-million account thefts after SIM swap attacks
According to SlowMist, despite the two similar phishing incidents, OKX’s two-factor authentication mechanism was not the main vulnerability…