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The FTC reports a 362% surge in imposter scam losses among seniors since 2020, with fraudsters often posing as government agencies to steal life savings, while crypto scams also contribute significantly to financial losses.
Hackers are exploiting older YouTube accounts to promote crypto drain scams, using AI-generated videos and fake testimonials to steal significant amounts of cryptocurrency from victims.
A phishing attack resulted in the theft of over $3 million in aEthUSDT tokens, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in crypto security and the rise of AI-enabled fraud.
A cryptocurrency investor lost $3.05 million in a phishing scam, highlighting the ongoing risks of crypto-related fraud, with phishing scams being the most damaging attack vector in the crypto ecosystem.
Cryptocurrency exchange WOO X lost $14 million due to a phishing attack on a team member, highlighting the increasing security threats in the crypto industry.
South Korean authorities uncovered a $3.2 million crypto laundering operation linked to a voice phishing scam, highlighting the growing threat of digital asset-related crimes and the challenges in tracking illicit funds across blockchain networks.
Binance issued a warning about fake Trusta.AI websites designed to steal user assets, emphasizing the importance of verifying URLs and following security best practices to avoid phishing scams.
Crypto and Web3 security incidents resulted in over $801.3 million in losses across 144 incidents in Q2 2025, with phishing being the most damaging attack vector and Ethereum the most affected network.
The blockchain industry suffered over $2.37 billion in losses from security incidents in the first half of 2025, with DeFi and CEX platforms being the most targeted sectors, while scams leveraging AI and social engineering proliferated.