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News - How much money crypto hackers stole in August
Hacker attacks or phishing attempts take place daily in the crypto sector. Apparently with success: hackers brought in a hefty haul in August.
In August hackers stolen more than $313 million in cryptocurrencies in ten attacks.
According to the blockchain analytics service PeckShield belong phishing attacks to the most effective method. Through these attacks, hackers made about $293 million.
#PeckShieldAlert August 2024 witnessed 10+ hacks in the crypto space, resulting in ~$313.86 million in losses. The 2 largest hacks, both involving unauthorized transfers (#Phishing), accounted for 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million.#Top 5 Hacks in… pic.twitter.com/lIAieHdUqt
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) September 1, 2024
In total, hackers captured $238 million in BTC and $55 million in DAI.
Casualties in August included the Ronin network and the decentralized financial protocol Nexera.
Ronin was the victim of a major hack at Axie Infinity back in 2022. Then hackers stole about $600 million. The attack is attributed to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus.
