Kronos Research CEO Hank Huang tells Cointelegraph that crypto exploits often rise alongside crypto prices as hackers try to cash in on the boom.
Crypto hackers and scammers stole over $163 million from the crypto space in August across 16 separate attacks — with a social engineering attack against a Bitcoiner accounting for the lion’s share of losses.
Blockchain security firm PeckShield said in an X post on Monday that August’s losses are a 15% increase compared to July, which only recorded $142 million, though it’s down 47% year on year.
Cybersecurity experts told Coinelegraph the increase in August was driven by hackers shifting their efforts to high-value targets and the rise in crypto prices.
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