Criminal attacks have increased on crypto entities since 2020; data from Chainalysis and other sources points to billions of dollars lost to bad actors. In 2023, the trend has continued, with attacks on the nascent industry increasing in the past few months.
Crypto Exchanges Under Siege
According to a local report, South Korean-based crypto exchange Upbit suffered over 160,000 hacking attempts in the first half of 2023. The company provided this information to the country’s National Assembly via their Science, Technology, Information, Broadcasting and Communications Committee.
The data provided by crypto exchange coincides with that of Chainalysis and other sources: the industry has been getting more and more cyber attacks over the years. In the second half of 2020, Upbit recorded around 8,300 attacks.
In contrast, the company saw over 34,000 hacking attempts a little over six months later. By late 2021, the company suffered over 90,000 attacks, almost ten times the previous year’s
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