Report: Cryptocurrency stolen from cross-chain bridges totals $2 billion so far this year

[Report: The total amount of cryptocurrencies stolen from cross-chain bridges has reached 2 billion US dollars so far this year] On August 4th, Chainalysis recently released a report showing that the amount stolen from cross-chain bridge attacks accounted for 2022 The total number of stolen cryptocurrencies 69% of the total, the loss amounted to 2 billion US dollars. There have been 13 cross-chain bridge attacks this year, including the recent $190 million Nomad cross-chain bridge attack and the $624 million Ronin cross-chain bridge attack in March this year.

Cross-chain bridges are often targeted by hackers because they "have a central point of storage for funds that support the receipt of bridged assets on the blockchain," the report said. Chainalysis emphasized that cryptocurrency services, including cross-chain bridges, should start investing in security upgrades and training as early as possible. Additionally, the report noted that centralized exchanges were once a favorite target of hackers, but with advances in security protocols, successful cyberattacks have declined. (Cointelegraph)

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