Crypto’s Quietest Month In Nearly A Year — But Hackers Haven’t Gone Away
February was unusually quiet for crypto Artificial intelligence is being credited as a rising force in the fight against vulnerabilities. Automated code checks, anomaly detection tools, and pre-deployment attack simulations are catching problems earlier — before they can be exploited. Experts say that if security standards keep pace with the rate of innovation, losses could continue to shrink through the rest of the year. Not everything is trending in the right direction. Phishing attacks — where criminals pose as trusted contacts or platforms to steal login credentials and private keys — remain a serious and ongoing problem.Phishing Stays A Stubborn Threat
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Losses tied to wallet-draining phishing schemes fell sharply in 2025, dropping from $494 million down to $83 million. But the threat has not disappeared.
According to PeckShield, bad actors are increasingly shifting their attention away from targeting code and toward targeting people. Tricking a user into handing over access is often easier than cracking a well-audited smart contract.
The firm urged both institutions and large holders to rely on multi-signature cold storage solutions and to treat private key security as non-negotiable.
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