Beosin: The total loss amount in the Web3 ecosystem in February due to hacker attacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls reached 422 million USD

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by the blockchain security audit company Beosin's KYT anti-money laundering analysis platform, the loss amount from various security incidents significantly increased in February 2024 compared to January. In February 2024, there were more than 19 typical security incidents, with total losses due to hacker attacks, phishing scams, and Rug Pulls reaching $422 million, an increase of about 102% compared to January. Among these, attack incidents accounted for approximately $347 million, an increase of about 110%; phishing scam incidents were about $16.08 million, a decrease of about 52%; and Rug Pull incidents were approximately $59.38 million, an increase of about 440%.

The largest attack incident in February was the attack on the crypto gaming platform PlayDapp due to private key leakage, resulting in a loss of $290 million, making it the highest loss security incident of the year so far. Other incidents with losses exceeding ten million dollars include: the centralized exchange FixedFloat being attacked, resulting in a loss of $26.1 million; Axie Infinity co-founder Jihoz.ron’s personal address losing about $10 million due to private key leakage. Additionally, the Hong Kong exchange Bitforex is suspected of experiencing a Rug Pull, with $56.5 million anomalously flowing out of its hot wallet.