Address Poisoning Scams Drain Millions as Crypto Attacks Surge
Crypto users lost tens of millions of dollars in January to address poisoning and signature phishing scams, as attackers exploited lower transaction costs and user inattention to steal funds at scale. Scam Sniffer Warns...
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