2026-01-03 03:45:38

Looking at the latest anti-fraud report data, the situation of crypto phishing in 2025 has indeed shown significant improvement. According to Scam Sniffer's statistics, the losses caused by phishing scams this year dropped from $494 million last year to $83.85 million, a decrease of 83%. The number of victims also decreased from about 330,000 to 106,000, a reduction of 68%.

This trend looks promising, indicating that the overall security awareness in the ecosystem is improving. However, the report also points out some new hidden risks—risks become more apparent with market fluctuations. A closer look reveals that during the market rebound in the third quarter, losses actually peaked. This shows that when everyone is optimistic and trading actively, it’s easier to fall into scam traps.

Even more concerning is that after the Pectra upgrade, some new scam techniques targeting EIP-7702 have begun to emerge. While technology advances, risks are also escalating. This reminds us that fraud prevention must be a regular practice, especially during periods of market activity and new feature launches, when vigilance should be heightened.

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just_another_wallet

· 9h ago

An 83% drop sounds cool, but I still lack confidence... Every time the market is hyped up, there are new tricks, and this time EIP-7702 is back again.

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fren.eth

· 10h ago

An 83% drop sounds great, but the scam wave in Q3 was actually the fiercest? It shows that people tend to get careless once they start making money. The new feature launch is actually the high-risk period for scams; remember this trick. After Pectra's upgrade, there's a new scam... so the newer the technology, the more pitfalls there are, right? The data looks good but is hard to defend against; it feels like this arms race is endless. Scammers are really quick to follow trends; new tricks appeared on the same day as the upgrade.

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OfflineValidator

· 10h ago

Is the 83% drop real? It feels like some people are still paying the IQ tax. --- When the market rises, people get cocky. Serves them right for getting caught. --- Wait, how does this new scam EIP-7702 work? Need to study it so I don't fall for it. --- Phishing attempts have decreased, but new tricks keep coming. These scammers are really good at innovating. --- Hitting a new high in Q3, huh? The bigger the rise, the more active the scammers. Remember that. --- Normalizing scam prevention sounds good, but you still need to use your brain.

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ImaginaryWhale

· 10h ago

Is an 83% drop really true? It still feels like a lot of people got caught when Q3 market started to pick up. New features need to be handled with extra caution; scam teams have definitely already studied things like EIP-7702 thoroughly. Everyone gets anxious when the bull market arrives, and that's when things are most likely to go wrong. The data looks good, but you still need to be vigilant and not click on everything. After Pectra, I have to learn new scam prevention tricks again—it's really annoying. Seeing the 83% drop is satisfying, but I still don't believe the ecosystem is truly safe.

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RugPullProphet

· 10h ago

An 83% drop sounds exaggerated, but a bull market can rebound instantly, the real test is still to come. When the market rises, people's minds go haywire, that's human nature, everyone. You'd better quickly learn about the new scam method EIP-7702, or you'll get cut again. Such a large decline makes me more cautious; I always feel that scam teams are upgrading their equipment. In other words, the more money there is, the more creative the scammers become, making it hard to defend against. New feature launches are basically a carnival for scam teams, remember that. It looks safe, but it's probably just the calm before the storm.

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