Sociations involving the same cost more than $ 500 million to cryptocurrency investors in 2024, according to a new report by the Crypto Merkle Science intelligence company.
The most prolific scams concerned social engineering, which is a technique that is based on identity and manipulation to access someone’s personal data.
One of these incidents involved crooks using a false social media account of the French football star Kylian Mbappe who would have promoted the same.
Not only did the false account convince people to invest money in the nonexistent same, but it also enabled the crooks to access personal information and the bank accounts of people.
There was also a case involving the musical artist Wiz Khalifa who targeted his 35.7 million followers on social networks.
A false WIZ token has been promoted, switching to an American market capitalization of $ 3.4 million before being fired and plunging from scratch.
Merkle Science said: “Pirates are no longer content to violate portfolios or exchanges; They divert the credibility of celebrities and industry leaders to manipulate markets in real time. »»
Merkle’s report reveals that 75% of all attacks took place on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter and 19% on YouTube.
According to Merkle Science, the two main types of scams targeting cryptographic investors involved carpet prints and phishing attacks.
Many guys have increased sharply in the past year in the middle of an in progress gathering in cryptocurrencies.