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Crypto Thieves Pivot To Everyday Users As Wallet-Level Attacks Surge, Report Warns

Crypto Thieves Pivot To Everyday Users As Wallet-Level Attacks Surge, Report Warns

2025-12-09  Per Henrikson

In a new GlobalData report, Matthew Jones, founder of Haven, warns that personal-wallet security has become the weakest link in the cryptocurrency ecosystem as criminals increasingly target individual holders rather than exchanges. The result is a growing wave of sophisticated wallet-level attacks, combining social engineering, SIM swapping, and device exploits to devastating effect, GlobalData reported.


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