Phishing

7 articles

Crypto News10 days ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi4/1/2026
Highlights: Losses from crypto hacks in March 2026 hits $52 million, according to PeckShield Alert.  Crypt exploits losses spiked 96% month-on-month, after recording a significantly low value in February 2026.  Wallet compromise and phishing were the two most common crypto […]
Crypto News14 days ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene3/27/2026
Highlights: Crypto losses have reached about $480 million toward the end of the first quarter. January alone accounted for $398.5 million across 42 incidents. Step Finance, Resolv, and Truebit each lost more than $25 million. According to blockchain security firm […]
Crypto News2 months ago
Syed Ali Haider
By Syed Ali Haider2/9/2026
Highlights: Ethereum users lost $62 million in two months as address poisoning scams increased. Lower transaction fees made dust attacks cheap and helped fake wallet addresses spread. Signature phishing rose in January and drained millions through simple token approval scams. […]
Crypto News2 months ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi2/2/2026
Highlights: Hackers stole roughly $370 million in digital assets last month. Phishing was the most common scam technique, resulting in losses worth over $300 million.   A social engineering scam accounted for the highest loss in January 2026.  Blockchain investigation firm […]
Crypto News2 months ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi1/23/2026
Highlights: South Korean prosecutors have lost between $48 million and $68 million worth of BTC to a phishing attack. Officials confirmed that the incident occurred after mistakenly inputting the Bitcoin storage login details on a fake website.   Prosecutors have opened […]
Crypto News8 months ago
Syed Ali Haider
By Syed Ali Haider8/6/2025
Highlights: An investor ended up losing $3 million after accidentally approving a fake cryptocurrency transaction. The hacker used phishing tricks and later swapped stolen funds for Ethereum. Phishing scams remain one of the biggest threats to crypto investors worldwide. On […]
Crypto News10 months ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene5/23/2025
Highlights: Cybercriminals use fake Ledger Live apps to steal crypto seed phrases from MacOS users. Over 2,800 websites host malware linked to these attacks. Attackers replace the real app to trick users into entering seed phrases. Fake versions of Ledger […]