Last month, TRM Labs presented a report on the high activity of North Korean hackers.
According to its data, DPRK cybercriminals stole digital currencies totaling $340 million in 2023.
Hackers from other countries are also constantly improving their methods of hacking DeFi protocols.
According to PeckShield, since the beginning of this year, the total damage to crypto projects from the activities of cybercriminals amounted to $1.5 billion.
In September, they managed to hack 22 projects and withdraw digital assets totaling $355.91 million, PeckShield’s research said.
Last month turned out to be the most successful for hackers given that they stole a total of $457 million worth of cryptocurrencies in the first half of 2023.
The largest in September was an attack on the Mixin Network project. As a result of its hacking, criminals withdrew digital assets worth $300 million.
In August, hackers stole $17 million worth of cryptocurrencies, and in July – $285.1 million, the authors of the report emphasized