Crypto Phishing Scams: A Growing Threat to Your Digital Assets

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Crypto phishing was recently demonstrated in all its glory when someone was scammed out of $474,422 worth of tokens, $OLAS, $SEKOIA, $VIRTUAL, and $FJO, to be specific. 

As Scamsniffer has reported, the victim signed several phishing approvals that allowed the attackers to manage the accounts. 

The victim was convinced that they were interacting with a genuine website. This gave the attackers a false sense of security making them transfer funds without alerting the owner..

Phishing: A Growing Concern in Crypto

Phishing scams, a type of social engineering attack, where the attacker manipulates the victim into divulging personal details or providing authorisations to the fraudster, are steadily on the rise in the cryptocurrency industry. 

These attacks most commonly entail the creation of a dummy site that looks like the original site. The gullible users thinking they are on the original site enter login details or click on a link approving transactions which gives the hackers full control over the wallets.

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Global Crypto Phishing Effect

Out of the total percentage of attacks in 2024, the phishing percentage was high to 40% and it was estimated to be about $ 1.05 billion out of the global overall crypto scams and hacks. Modern complex scams using fake websites, social networking profiles, and deceitful agreements persist to take advantage of weak user consciousness and platform defence.

Alas, with time, we have seen bad actors adapt to the changing crypto space and the strategies used by the criminals also change. It will not be easy for the victim to face the loss, but for the rest of the crypto world, it is a wake-up call to really think about safety first and spread the word.

Be in the know and remember to think twice before signing any transaction since that is all you have at stake.