PeckShield: There will be more than 300 hacker attacks in the encryption industry in 2024, with DeFi protocols being the main target
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2025-01-10 18:01 5,230
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Golden Finance reported that on January 10, according to the PeckShield report, there were more than 300 cryptocurrency hacking incidents in 2024, with total losses reaching US$2.15 billion, an increase of 30% compared with 2023 (US$1.51 billion). May was the peak of the year, with 28 attacks causing losses of US$574.6 million. Hackers still target DeFi protocols as their main targets, but the proportion of attacks against individuals and organizations has increased to 46% (33% in 2023), mainly exploiting weak private key management and insufficient security practices.
Ethereum became the most commonly attacked blockchain, accounting for 34.8% of the total number of incidents and 47.3% of losses, followed by Bitcoin, partly due to rising prices. The gaming industry suffered serious losses, totaling US$502 million, of which the PlayDapp vulnerability caused US$290 million in losses.