Hackers stole $8.8 million worth of cryptocurrency in a month
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As a result of 24 January hacks, hackers stole $8.8 million worth of cryptocurrency. reported PeckShield analytics. According to the analysis, the attackers directed about a third of all stolen funds (about $2.6 million) to the TornadoCash cryptomixer and Fixedfloat and SideShift instant cryptocurrency exchange services. The biggest hack in the first month of this year was an attack on the DeFi crypto lending platform LendHub. As a result of the actions of the attackers, $6 million worth of assets were withdrawn from the platform. In addition, the ThoreumFinance, MidasCapitalxyz, Omniestategroup and Mycelium platforms suffered from a hack last month.
According to the results of the first month of 2023, digital currencies for a total amount of up to $8.8 million became the prey of cybercriminals. PeckShield analysts came to this conclusion. They found that more than 30% of the stolen funds were sent to the wallets of the Tornado…
Hacker groups pose a great threat not only to the banking sector, but also to holders of digital currencies. In 2022, cybercriminals stole a total of $3.4 billion in cryptocurrencies, blockchain company PeckShield found out. A study by another Chainalysis team found that North Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion in…
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