According to blockchain security company Certik, the total number of cryptocurrency related incidents involving exploits, exit scams, and hacks hit an all-time low in December 2022. Certik reported that the combined value of all the incidents was about $62.2 million “lost to exploits, hacks, and scams.”
Record Low Cyber Attacks in December 2022 Totaled $62.2 Million Losses
On December 31, 2022, Certik tweeted the month ended with the lowest number of hacks, exploits, or scams. All The combined value of all the incidents was approximately $62.2 million. Certik Noting that it was “lowest monthly figure” For the entire year.
Certik Exit scams accounted to $15.5 million, while flashloan attacks accounted $7.6 million. The The largest flashloan attack was from the Lodestar Exploit and the largest exit scheme was Defrost Finance.
The next day, January 1, 2023, Certik said It is believed that exploits, hacks, scams, and other criminal activity in the month before were the result of these activities. “23 major attacks.” The The biggest incident that occurred was the Helium Protocol The stablecoin attack.
Despite 23 incidents in which $62.2million was lost in a previous month, as per November 2022, Certik explained There were “36 major attacks” The amount lost was $595 Million The largest incident in November 2022 was the FTX Hack, which occurred on the same date as the company’s filing for. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The FTX hack saw $477 million stolen, making it the second-largest incident in history. November 2022 Deribit. Loss of $28 Million. 2022 saw record hacks and a slowdown December Many felt that 2022 was a welcome break.
According Statistic, other than the FTX Hack in November 2022: The biggest hacks included Binance Smart Chain. Operation of the token centreThis led to a loss of $569 millions. Ronin Bridge BreachThis
