Data: In August, the cryptocurrency sector lost over $300 million due to attack incidents, with phishing accounting for 93.5%

ChainCatcher news reports that according to the monitoring by Pie Shield, there were over 10 hacker attacks in the cryptocurrency sector in August, resulting in losses of approximately $313.86 million.

The two largest hacker attacks involved unauthorized transfers (phishing), accounting for 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million. The top five hacking incidents in August 2024 were:

• Phishing: $238 million (#BTC);
• Phishing: $55.4 million (#DAI);
• Ronin: $12 million (refunded);
• Unauthorized transfer: $5.1 million;
• Nexera: $1.83 million.