Some of the costliest crypto scams never touch the blockchain. They wait for you to make one wrong move, and a few simple habits are usually enough to stop them.

This guide was prepared with care by SimpleSwap and Cypherock to help you keep your crypto safe.

The address you copy may not be the one you send

Spotting the scam before you hit send has rarely mattered as much as it does this week.

On June 17, 2026, Microsoft’s threat intelligence team published an analysis of a strain of Windows malware that travels on USB drives disguised as ordinary documents and then monitors the clipboard about twice a second.

The instant it sees a copied wallet address, it replaces it with one controlled by the attacker, so the crypto you meant to send…