Damage from cryptocurrency hacking increases year-on-year to $2.1 billion

It has been analyzed that the amount of damage caused by cryptocurrency (virtual asset) hacking from the first to third quarters of this year increased compared to last year.
On the same day, BeInCrypto cited data from security firm Cyberz,
It has been reported that the damage caused by cryptocurrency hacking in the first three quarters of this year amounted to $2.1 billion (approximately 298.7 billion yen), exceeding the damage caused in the entirety of last year by $1.69 billion (approximately 240.4 billion yen).
"Attacks against centralized platforms have surged this year," he said, adding, "One notable hacking case was the DMM Bitcoin hack, which caused losses of $305 million."
"These include Insecticide, which caused losses of $235 million, and WazirX, which recorded losses of $235 million," he added.