CertiK: September sets 2023 high for hack-related losses

In September, the amount stolen by criminals ($329.8 million) was the highest in 2023. Such estimates were provided by CertiK analysts.

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Combining all the incidents in September we’ve confirmed ~$332M lost to exploits, hacks and scams.

Exit scams were ~$1.9M

Flash loans were ~$0.4M

Exploits were ~$329.8M

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Experts estimated losses from exit scams at $1.9 million, from flash loan attacks at $0.4 million, and from phishing at $25 million.

The largest contribution to the final figure came from the breach of the cross-chain protocol Mixin ($200 million).

Other major episodes included incidents related to the CoinEx exchange ($53 million) and the crypto casino Stake.com ($41 million).

With September included, year-to-date industry losses reached $1.34 billion, including breaches ($925.4 million).

As Beosin notes, losses from attacks and scams in the third quarter totaled $889 million.