Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.Crypto crimes are on the rise, and a man who lost $120,000 after clicking one bad link shows how vulnerable investors are right now.Reddit user PowerofTheGods said he had been investing since 2016 and kept his investments in a Ledger Nano S (a crypto wallet) and four Metamask digital hot wallets. When he checked his accounts last December, he noticed they were empty. At the time, the currency was valued at more than $120,000. He later realized that hackers stole his crypto after he clicked one bad link.His story is becoming increasingly common. In 2021, criminals stole $14 billion in cryptocurrency, a 79% increase from the previous year, according to a recent Fortune story. Crypto horror story goes viral The man who lost $120,000 recently went viral by sharing his story on Reddit’s r\/CryptocurrencyPowerOfTheGods wrote he believes he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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