In November 2023, cryptocurrency theft reached a peak with losses totaling $363 million due to exploits and hacks, marking an 11x increase from October. High-profile attacks targeted projects linked to Justin Sun, resulting in a loss of $236 million from Poloniex and HECOBridge. Additionally, a phishing scheme by AngelDrainer led to a loss of approximately $242,000 worth of WETH. Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau seized $1.5 million worth of crypto from former public official Yuriy Shchigol in an embezzlement probe. Furthermore, a report revealed that North Korean hackers had stolen $3 billion of crypto over the past six years.
North Korean hackers have pilfered $3B of crypto over past six years: Report https://t.co/VxLWBioFVI
November witnessed the highest losses of 2023 with a staggering $363 million due to #Crypto exploits in the year 😓` This marked a shocking 11x jump from the losses recorded in October 📊 However, this has damped the spirits of those celebrating the official start of the bull… https://t.co/xwGGwWEIgG
ICYMI: Ukraine seizes $1.5 million worth of crypto from former public official https://t.co/jjtVVUsIwi
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau seizes $1.5 million in crypto from Yury Shchigol, former communications chief, in a major anti-corruption move https://t.co/IA71xr9qsF
Ukraine seizes $1.5 million worth of crypto from former public official https://t.co/SZObMizEqd
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has seized $1.5 million worth of crypto from Yuriy Shchigol, Ukraine's former head of the State Special Communications Service. Reporting by @oknightcrypto. https://t.co/vQA9SIY5tT
Top Ukraine official’s $1.5M in USDT, BTC seized in embezzlement probe https://t.co/A01dM5Z0Rh
#PeckShieldAlert The address 0xC18E...653B fell victim to a #phishing scheme by #AngelDrainer, resulting in a loss of ~118 $WETH (worth ~$242K) https://t.co/PRVn8kCqa2
#PeckShieldAlert November saw a upsurge in Web3 hacks & exploits compared to the previous month, totaling ~$348.11M across 28 incidents. -2 high-profile attacks targeted #Justinsun-linked projects, draining $236 million worth of cryptos from #Poloniex and #HECOBridge & HTX… https://t.co/L9m3JbrL6p
November most ‘damaging’ month in 2023 as thieves pilfer $363M in crypto https://t.co/yASD5KzKIv