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The photography encryption losses for the third month in a row fell in February, when 7442 victims lost $ 5.32 million, according to what it said. Data From Sniffer fraud.
The security company said this represents a significant decrease of 48 % January 10.25 million dollars DECEMBER 2024 23.58 million dollars.
Blockchain indicated that the declining trend indicates that encryption users have become more aware of safety, while taking pre -emptive steps to protect their money.
In addition, less incidents indicate the increasing awareness of joint fraud and improved security practices throughout the industry.
Great hunting attacks
The most important attack in February participated in the processing of poisoning on ethereum The network, where the fraudsters tackled the history of transactions to deceive users to send money to fraudulent addresses. This method formed $ 771,000 of stolen assets.
Other hunting tactics also led to great losses. The $ 611,000 of ETHEREUM users drained, while the BNB 610,000 chain users lost due to unaccounted approvals. In addition, fraud operations “increased approval” stole $ 326,000 from Ethereum governor.
One of the prominent cases included a victim of losing $ 607,000 due to the approval of the clinic signed more than a year ago.
Given, analysts at Scam Snifer advised users to cancel old approvals when the network fee is low to reduce exposure to such attacks.
Advanced hunting plans
Despite the low losses of deception, fraudsters continue to improve their tactics.
SNIFFer is warned of the fraud of A. The chart on the telegram The attackers attract users to the entry of verification codes, eventually kidnapping their accounts.
The company explained how the attack works:
- The fraudsters send a message urging the victim to “verify” a problem.
- The victim enters the login code.
- The attackers steal the session information.
- The victim loses access to the Telegram account.
- Once they enter, they are looking for special keys or they imitate the victim to deceive their connections.
Scam Snifer warned that these tactics have become more prevalent, as attackers frequently use fake security alerts to process users.
