Crypto phishing losses dropped 56% to $10.2m: ScamSniffer

Phishing scams have drained more than $ 10.2 million in crypto more than 9,000 victims in January, a decrease of 56% compared to December, according to data.

While phishing The losses fell 56% in January to $ 10.25 million, the new threats spread quickly, according to the latest findings reported by the Blockchain Scamsniffer company.

In a February 3 thread On X, the company revealed that more than 9,200 victims lost funds last month. “The usurpation of transaction simulation”, a scam has deceived users in the signing of false transactions, cost hundreds of thousands in a single attack. For example, a user lost 143.45 in Ethereum (Ethn) (about $ 461,000) in a single day due to such a scam attack

Malventy software explodes so quickly. Scamsniffer says that “false backup” telegram scams have soaked more than 2000% since November 2024. In addition, Solana users are not safe either, because crooks use false ghost portfolio popups to fly Seed sentences, secret keys that unlock total control of a crypto Wallet crypto-door.

Meanwhile, false accounts also appear – more than 300 per day, twice as much in November. Like crypto.News reported earlierThe crooks even take up the big X accounts like Yahoo News UK and Lenovo India to push false tokens.

Blockchain Sleuth Zachxbt previously warned users to revoke application authorizations for their non -guardian wallets if they interact with suspect websites. Scamsniffer also advises victims to contact the recovery services, but warns against “recovery experts”, who promise 100% yields because they are the same crooks who seek to steal even more money.