In 2023, the crypto space experienced over 600 major hacks, resulting in approximately $2.61 billion in losses, with $674.9 million recovered. The hacks led to a $1.51 billion loss, excluding unauthorized withdrawals, and $1.1 billion to scams, marking a 27.78% decrease from 2022. Additionally, the total value of laundered, stolen crypto funds was approximately $342 million, a 25% reduction from the previous year. Notably, $107.8K worth of WETH and USDC was lost to a phishing scheme on Ethereum. Various crypto transactions involving significant amounts were also reported, including the liquidation of the BNB Bridge Exploiter and transfers of different cryptocurrencies to various platforms.
🚨$38.9M has been lost to web3 security incidents so far in January 2024 🚨 Let's take a look at 5 of the largest smart contract hacks so far ⬇️
$675 Million Recovered From $2.6 Billion Stolen in 2023 Crypto Hacks: PeckShield ► https://t.co/QfYtff42xq https://t.co/QfYtff42xq
In the last 24 hours, 9 Fresh Wallets withdrew 109,843 $ETH ($245M) from #CoinbasePrime Previously #Celsius has transferred 343.08K $ETH ($756M) to #coinbase This could be the ongoing OTC deal between #celsiusnetwork and whales. Moneyflow: https://t.co/W2oOPDNV0u https://t.co/PDqNbNK4Zk
9 hours ago, 9 Fresh Wallet withdrew 40.48M $ONDO ($11.794M) from #Coinbase Money flow: https://t.co/3RckBAgDyT https://t.co/jawIJYYX1x
2 fresh wallets (seems to be the same person) withdrew 6,035,102 $BLUR($4.09M) from #Binance 11 hours ago. https://t.co/RUX7qov6ce https://t.co/cfpnyXZUH0 https://t.co/59m0TT5KSe
A wallet related to DWF Labs(@DWFLabs) deposited 500K #API3($1.6M) to #Binance 14 hours ago. The wallet received 1M #API3($1.7M) from #API3 Primary Treasury on Jan 15 when the price was $1.67. https://t.co/jhGXf4Ta2e https://t.co/sOG36fvlXl
Around 25% of the $2.6 billion stolen in over 600 major crypto hacks last year has been recovered, according to PeckShield’s Crypto Security Annual Report. @tikta_ reports https://t.co/xvZe4wzRVA
#PeckShieldAlert In 2023, the total value of laundered, stolen crypto funds is ~$342M, marking a 25% reduction from the ~$460M recorded in the previous year https://t.co/taafw8HGCZ
According to Spot on Chain, the Arbitrum Foundation multi-signature address (0xd6c...) deposited 15 million ARB ($27.5 million) to Coinbase today at a price of $1.83. Shortly after, six newly created wallets withdrew a total of 14.9 million ARB from Coinbase. This Arbitrum…
#PeckShieldAlert #Phishing 10 #NFTs, including 6 #BEANZOfficial & 2 #Azuki #Elemental have been stolen by 0x3de3...8b37 on #Blur https://t.co/j1L72KPZWG
#PeckShieldAlert #FTX/#Alameda addresses transferred 1K $ETH (worth ~$2.3M) to #Coinbase, 44.122K $CREAM (worth ~$701.5K) to #Binance, 981.4K $ALPHA (worth ~$637.9K) to #Binance & 435.4K $HT (worth ~$1.28m) to #GSRMarkets on #Ethereum https://t.co/KrzNhC2XZJ
According to a report by blockchain security firm @PeckShieldAlert, the crypto world suffered a loss of $2.61 billion due to hacks and scams in 2023. But what is surprising is how much was recovered... https://t.co/P3r6Ps41lG
Analysts at blockchain forensic firm PeckShield say the crypto industry witnessed over 600 hack incidents over the past year https://t.co/KEaeJ5OYx5
#PeckShieldAlert #Phishing The address 0xD70f...d747 fell victim to a phishing scheme, resulting in a total loss of ~$107.8K worth of $WETH & $USDC on #Ethereum. https://t.co/drcifTEpF8
A fresh wallet withdrew a total of 424,259 $LINK($6.26M) from #Binance in the past 24 hours. https://t.co/gFVTOcyDRU https://t.co/Kni4zni3MC
#PeckShieldAlert The position of the BNB Bridge Exploiter was liquidated on Jan 27, involving 5.65M $vBNB (valued at ~38.77M) and 4.81 $WBTC (worth ~$188.24K) by the whitelisted liquidator 0x0870...cf43. The BNB Bridge Exploiter currently holds $357M worth of cryptos in the… https://t.co/1E7pe31S2z
#PeckShieldAlert The position of the BNB Bridge Exploiter was liquidated on Jan 27, involving 5.65M $vBNB (valued at ~38.77M) and 4.81 $WBTC (worth ~$188.24K) by the whitelisted liquidator 0x0870...cf43. The BNB bridge exploiter currently holds $357M worth of cryptos in the… https://t.co/KTPkYOdEix
#PeckShieldAlert 2023 saw 600+ major hacks in the crypto space, resulting in ~$2.61B in losses, with $674.9M recovered. $1.51B lost to hacks (excluding #Multichain unauthorized withdrawals) & $1.1B to scams. This marks a 27.78% decrease from 2022. #DeFi protocols remained prime… https://t.co/G7PIU3WyrX