ScamSniffer: Phishing losses in August reached 63 million USD in encryption, with a decrease in the number of victims but a sharp increase in losses

According to the phishing report released by ScamSniffer in August, about 9,145 victims lost approximately $63 million in cryptocurrency phishing scams. Compared to July, the number of victims decreased by 34%, but the stolen amount increased by 215%. One victim lost as much as $55 million in a phishing scam targeting proxy ownership. The report pointed out that the number of fake accounts on X platform (formerly Twitter) has significantly decreased. ScamSniffer recommends optimizing the display of major phishing features and integrating their phishing domain and address blacklist to protect users.