One in Three Americans Victims of Crypto Theft

A new survey has shown that one in three Americans has had an average of $97,583 in crypto stolen. And Generation Z users were the most exploited. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky surveyed 2,000 American adults in October 2022. One-third of respondents to the survey said they had been victims of crypto thefts. While Gen-Z is believed to be a tech-savvy generation, shockingly 47% of the respondents aged 18-24 were lured by crypto scammers. In contrast, just 8% of respondents over 55 fell victim to crypto thefts. The average value of the theft was $97,583, but 15% of the respondents lost crypto