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AI scammers no longer need to hack your wallet if they can convince you to use it for them - cryptoslate.com
TRM Labs reported that deepfake scam losses in 2026 have already exceeded the 2025 total by 263%. Rather than breaking into wallets directly, AI-driven impersonation now targets recovery, signing and payment decisions, persuading victims to authorise transfers themselves and so bypassing the protections that secure accounts.
- Date it happened
- 2026-01-01
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