security
Phishing
A social engineering attack in which a scammer impersonates a legitimate entity — via fake websites, emails, or messages — to trick victims into revealing private keys, seed phrases, or login credentials. Phishing is the single most common attack vector in crypto and has become increasingly sophisticated with AI-generated content.
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