Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit

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CRYPTO WALLET

Why it matters

A recent report by WhiteBit highlights social engineering scams as the top crypto threats in 2025, accounting for 44.1% of incidents, while technical wallet hacks come in second at 33.7%.

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Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 80% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CoinDesk
Claim Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2025-10-30 15:54

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on October 30, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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