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Bitget Wallet is expanding AI security checks after phishing alerts rose 7.4-fold between Q2 and Q3 2026. The self-custody crypto wallet announced the upgrade on November 11, adding website, domain and transaction checks through GetShield. The system aims to detect harmful activity before users approve transactions that could expose digital assets.
The wallet flagged around 37,000 potentially risky signing requests weekly in Q3, compared with 5,000 in Q2. The increase may reflect more phishing attempts and stronger detection, although the company cannot measure each factor separately. Chief Operating Officer Alvin Kan stressed that these figures count flagged requests, not unique attacks or confirmed losses.
Bitget Wallet’s expanded AI detection examines website code for signs of fraud and checks domain registration details. It also searches for links to known malicious websites to identify suspicious new domains. Before users sign transactions, GetShield simulates outcomes to uncover hidden permissions or unexpected transfers.
The company said AI identified 90.2% of newly blocked risky domains during Q4’s first four weeks. That share rose from 36.3% in Q2 and 70.2% in Q3, according to its security update. Nearly 69.8% of newly blocked domains had no matching alerts in two external threat databases.
Phishing-related signing risks made up 57.4% of the wallet’s monitored detections in Q3. Malicious addresses accounted for 16.5%, while risky contracts represented 14.2% and malicious approvals reached 11.8%. These figures show how attackers can target transaction permissions without stealing private keys directly.
'AI is making cyberattacks cheaper and easier to scale,' Kan said, urging protection beyond known threat lists. He added that wallet security must cover the full system as self-custody services expand into payments and everyday finance.
Bitget Wallet plans to develop its AI detection tools further and explore incident response with human oversight. The update highlights a growing challenge for crypto wallets: harmful approvals can threaten assets even when private keys remain secure.
GetShield adds another layer of protection, although users must still review unfamiliar websites and transaction requests carefully.
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