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Beosin: Total losses from hacking, phishing scams and rug pulls in May reached $154 million
2024-05-31 08:48
Odaily News According to Beosin Alert, a blockchain security audit company, in May 2024, the amount of losses from various security incidents increased compared to April. In May 2024, more than 27 typical security incidents occurred, and the total loss caused by hacker attacks, phishing scams and Rug Pulls reached 154 million US dollars, an increase of about 52.5% from April. Among them, the attack incidents were about 54.51 million US dollars, an increase of about 3.7%; the phishing scam incidents were about 97.4 million US dollars, an increase of about 754%; the Rug Pull incidents were about 2.04 million US dollars, a decrease of about 94.5%. This month, there were two hacker attacks with losses exceeding 10 million US dollars: the game platform Gala Games lost 22.5 million US dollars due to private key leaks, and Sonne Finance lost 20 million US dollars due to contract vulnerabilities. This month, the number of phishing scams has increased significantly, and there have been many phishing incidents with losses exceeding one million US dollars, including one address poisoning scam with a loss of 72 million US dollars. Crypto crime cases continue to increase this month, and the amount involved in many crimes exceeds 100 million US dollars.