Binance reveals the scale of the fight against hackers and the role of artificial intelligence in this

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, reported that its AI-based security systems prevented user losses of more than $ 10.5 billion from the beginning of 2025 to the first quarter of 2026. This comes amid the rapid spread of fraudulent schemes in which attackers are increasingly using the same AI technologies.

In the first quarter of 2026 alone, Binance’s systems intercepted 22.9 million fraud and phishing attempts, securing about $ 1.98 billion in customer funds. According to the company’s own estimates, the volume of crypto fraud in 2025 reached $ 17 billion, which is 30% more than a year earlier.

Artificial intelligence has significantly reduced the cost and simplified attacks. Exploits of smart contracts now cost attackers only $ 1.22 per contract, down 22% from the previous month. At the same time, advanced AI models demonstrate a 72.2% success rate in simulated attacks. According to Binance, 76% of AI fraudulent schemes are of the highest level in terms of both scale and severity.

To counter these threats, the exchange has deployed more than 24 AI initiatives and more than 100 models. Artificial intelligence systems currently provide 57% of all Binance’s anti-fraud controls, which has reduced card fraud by 60−70% compared to the industry average. Attackers use duplicate accounts, voice cloning, phishing bots, and impersonation schemes in messengers to gain the trust of victims.

Separately, the company presented a new product, Binance AI Pro, designed to minimize risks at the architectural level. As part of this solution, the funds managed by AI agents are separated from the main user accounts, and their powers are limited to trading operations without access to withdrawals. About 12% of third-party tools submitted to the platform’s marketplace have been labeled as potentially unsafe.

At the same time, the company is expanding its efforts to recover stolen assets. In 2025, Binance helped to recover $ 12.8 million in 48,000 cases, which is 41% more than a year earlier. In addition, the company assisted law enforcement agencies in the confiscation of $ 131 million in illicit funds and processed more than 71,000 relevant requests from investigative authorities.

«AI is transforming both sides of the security equation. It is making attacks larger, more persuasive, and harder to detect — while unlocking a new generation of defenses that are faster, smarter, and more adaptive,» the company said in a statement. According to Binance, security must evolve at the same pace as threats and be embedded in systems, processes, and user behavior, rather than exist as a separate layer of protection.