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Funds Lost To Crypto Exploits Are Down 92% Year-on-Year

Published 02/01/2023, 05:07 AM
Updated 02/01/2023, 05:30 AM
Funds Lost To Crypto Exploits Are Down 92% Year-on-Year

  • PeckShield revealed the crypto exploit numbers for January 2023.
  • $8.8 million were lost to 24 crypto exploits in the first month of 2023.
  • $2.6 million worth of stolen crypto was transferred to mixers like Tornado Cash, SideShift.ai, etc.

On-chain intelligence firm PeckShield recently published the crypto exploits statistics for January 2023. The first month of the year saw $8.8 million lost to 24 crypto exploits. While $8.8 million is no small amount, it is a significant decrease when compared to the numbers from January last year, when exploiters made away with more than $121 million.

In terms of funds lost to crypto exploits, January’s numbers reflect a whopping 92% decrease year-on-year. The bulk of the exploited amount can be attributed to one blockchain platform, Lendhub DeFi. Last month, hackers stole $6 million from this lending protocol, which ironically marketed itself as the “safest decentralized lending platform.”

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