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Web3 tasks misplaced $685.five million in Q3 2023

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The Mixin Network incident enhanced the complete reduction due to the hacking of the cryptocurrency market place to $685.five million, producing the third quarter the time period with the highest variety of cash thefts.

Web3 tasks misplaced $685.five million in Q3 2023

Second Quarterly report by Immunethe sum of cash stolen due to crypto attacks in the third quarter of 2023 was $685.five million, an enhance of 59.9% in contrast to the similar time period final yr.

This is the greatest quarterly reduction recorded in 2023 to date. In complete, the cryptocurrency market place misplaced $one.four billion in 2023 due to protection attacks and fraud.

Notably, just two incidents of Mixin Network ($200 million) and Multichain ($126 million) accounted for practically half of the losses in the quarter.

The ten most important attacks and damages in the third quarter of 2023. Source: Immuni

The report states that thirty% of the attacks came from Lazarus Group, a very well-acknowledged North Korean hacking group. In the third quarter they stole a complete of $208.six million from tasks: CoinEx ($70 million) Alphapo ($60 million) Participation ($41.three million) and CoinsPaid ($37.three million).

Hackers have been behind Lazarus Group. Source: Immuni

As normal, Ethereum stays the most targeted blockchain, recording 35 out of 76 incidents (or 42.seven% of losses), followed by BNB Chain with 25 incidents (or thirty.five% of losses). This quarter, the Tier two “unicorn” base created the record immediately after witnessing four consecutive incidents. Optimism three incidents and other blockchain 13 incidents.

Number of accidents that occurred on chains in the third quarter of 2023. Source: Immuni

The most important result in is nonetheless protection attacks (hacks), with 49 incidents and a reduction of $662.9 million, accounting for 96.seven% of complete losses – this figure enhanced substantially to 66.% in contrast to the similar time period of final yr. Fraud, scams and consumer abuse comply with, with $22.six million accounting for just three.three%, down 23.9% from final yr.

If one hundred% of attacks came from DeFi in August 2023, in accordance to the quarterly baseline, this variety would be 72.9%, equivalent to a reduction of $499.eight million. While the CeFi section represented the remaining 27.one% with $185.five million.

The report also unveiled that of the $685.five million stolen, $61.two million (or eight.9%) was efficiently recovered from six tasks. Among them, Curve Finance recovered $five.three million from the stolen $24 million. There are also other efforts like Mixin giving a $twenty million reward to hackers to redeem their cash.

Projects with recovered money. Source: Immuni

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