{"id":612968,"date":"2024-12-24T15:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=612968"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T15:52:11","slug":"crypto-hacks-surge-40-in-2024-to-2-3-billion-driven-by-centralized-exchange-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/crypto-hacks-surge-40-in-2024-to-2-3-billion-driven-by-centralized-exchange-breaches","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Hacks Surge 40% in 2024 To $2.3 Billion, Driven by Centralized Exchange Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.3 billion from the Web3 ecosystem in 2024, marking a 40% increase from the previous year.<\/p>\n
Crypto hacks were driven by a rise in access control breaches, mostly in centralized exchanges (CEXs) and crypto custodians, according to on-chain security company Cyvers.<\/p>\n
Cryptocurrency hackers exceeded the previous year’s milestones, stealing loot from decentralized systems across 165 incidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n