CertiK Report: Nearly $1 billion stolen in 2023 due to scams, exploits, and hacking attacks

ChainCatcher news, CertiK released a security report, stating that as of August 2023, losses from flash loan attacks, exit scams, and exploits have exceeded $997 million. Among them, losses from flash loan attacks amount to approximately $261 million, losses from exit scams exceed $137 million, and losses from exploits exceed $596 million.

In addition, cryptocurrency security losses in August surpassed $45 million, which includes the Zunami Protocol attack incident, with losses reaching $2.2 million; the Exactly Protocol exploit incident, with losses reaching $7.3 million; and the PEPE sell-off incident, with losses reaching $13.2 million. Although the economic losses in August remain high, there has been a significant decrease compared to the previous month's losses of $486 million.