As 2023 begins, hackers are busy.
On January 2, Bitcoin core developer LukeDashjr tweeted a number of times that his PGP key was leaked, resulting in the theft of more than 200 bitcoins, about $3.5 million.
According to foreign media reports, on January 4, a GMX whale was hacked, hackers stole a total of 82,519 GMX, about $3.4 million, and exchanged for 2,627 ETH, and then all ETH across the chain to the Ethereum network. Also on January 4, there was a large-scale hacking attack against CryptoPunk, BAYC and other NFT, and the loss of NFT value was over 600ETH, about $748,800.
In 2022, crypto assets lost nearly $3 billion due to hacking attacks
In 2022, Bitcoin lost its luster. Crypto analytics firm Arcane Research released its 2022 Year-end Report, showing that bitcoin closed down 65 percent in 2022, second only to the 73 percent decline in 2018 and the second worst annual performance since 2011, with ETH recording a 69 percent decline and gold only down 1 percent.
While the price of crypto assets such as Bitcoin continues to fall, it has also become a "paradise" for hackers. According to incomplete statistics, 275 security incidents occurred in the first 11 months of 2022, an increase of 30% over the same period in 2021, resulting in a total loss of about $2.769 billion, and with December's data, the total loss for the year is expected to be around $3 billion.
A series of security incidents and thunderstorms are giving rise to stronger crypto regulation. For institutions in the crypto world, the importance of regulation is becoming more prominent, and embracing compliance will become a must for the healthy development of the industry.
From the perspective of users, the current digital asset market is still in the barbaric growth stage, and there is no targeted regulatory body to supervise and regulate it, so it is more necessary for holders to strengthen their awareness of protection and ensure the safety of their property. Users should not put all assets in a wallet, scattered to put is the best way to improve anti-theft security. In addition, we should also pay attention to distinguish between true and false, pay attention to official information, put an end to speculative psychology, and choose a good platform for security compliance.
