Tradersunion Social Engineering Accounts for 65% of Crypto Incidents in 2025
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In 2025, social engineering was responsible for 65% of crypto incidents investigated by AMLBot, affecting approximately 2,500 cases. The majority of these incidents involved compromised devices, weak verification processes, and delayed detection, rather than vulnerabilities in blockchain technology or smart contracts. Attackers increasingly utilized chat scams, impersonation schemes, and phishing links to exploit human factors.
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2025-01-01
AMLBot began reviewing crypto incidents for 2025
2025-12-31
AMLBot completed analysis of 2,500 cases
2026-02-18
Tradersunion and Tradingview published articles on AMLBot's findings
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