AI In Crypto Crime Rose 40% In A Year, TRM Says
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AI In Crypto Crime Rose 40% In A Year, TRM Says
Adoption of artificial intelligence in crypto crime rose 40% over the past year, driven primarily by scammers, according to a new report from blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The index moves to “emerging” TRM’s 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index places overall AI use across crypto crime at an “emerging” level of 54 out of 100, up from about 28 in 2024. The firm rated scams at a “mature” level of AI adoption, while hacking and ransomware remai…
The AI in crypto crimes increased 40% during the last year, driven mainly by the growth of scams that use deepfakes, chatbots and other artificial intelligence tools to expand its reach. This is revealed by the new TRM Labs report, which places the adoption of AI in criminal activities related to cryptocurrencies at a level of 54 out of 100, compared to approximately 28 points recorded in 2024. The advance is not limited to fraud. Cybercriminals…
TRM Labs estimates that the use of artificial intelligence in crimes with cryptocurrencies increased 40% year-on-year, with scams, deepfakes and increasingly automated ransomware operations. *** TRM Labs ranked 54 out of 100 its rate of adoption of AI in crimes with cryptocurrencies, compared to approximately 28 in 2024. Reports of crypto scams involving AI multiplied up to 13 times since 2022, according to the data cited in the report. TRM Labs…
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