DailyCoin
Published Dec 30, 2022 11:40AM ET
Updated Dec 30, 2022 01:00PM ET
More Than $3B in Crypto Was Stolen in Hacks This Year
2022 marked the most significant year in hacks and exploits for the crypto industry, with over $3 billion stolen. In a year that has seen the market prices drop, many users have lost their funds through large hacks of protocols, bridges, exchanges, and market makers.
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1/ After four hacks yesterday, October is now the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity, with more than half the month still to go. So far this month, $718 million has been stolen from #DeFi protocols across 11 different hacks. pic.twitter.com/emz36f6gpKh2 Ten Largest Hacks of the Year/h2
— Chainalysis (@chainalysis) October 12, 2022
The increase in hacks has also led to increased regulatory actions, with the US Treasury’s OFAC using sanctions to go after threat actors. Following the Ronin bridge attack, OFAC tracked the movement of stolen funds on the blockchain and discovered that North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind it.
Mixing services like Tornado Cash also came under regulatory scrutiny. Hackers have used them to launder over a billion dollars. Earlier this year, the founder of Tornado Cash was arrested following the US Treasury’s ban on the protocol.
It’s been a year since multiple projects succumbed to different attacks and exploits, highlighting the industry’s need to build more robust products.
h2 On the Flipside/h2Hacks can help highlight the vulnerabilities in a system. The extent of hacks this year will help individuals exercise better caution with their investment decisions.
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