Scary stats: $3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021

Hacktober appears to have lived up to its name, with 44 exploits leading to $760 million in crypto stolen in the month, Peckshield data shows.

The month of October has broken all records for crypto exploits and the amount of digital loot pilfered — living up to its new moniker of"Hacktober" — according to the latest figures.some scary statistics for the month, reporting a total of $2.98 billion in stolen digital assets as of Oct. 31, 2022, which is nearly double the $1.55 billion lost in all of 2021.

"Hacktober" saw around 44 exploits affecting 53 protocols, it added. Malicious actors made off with a whopping $760 million in the month, however, $100 million had been returned.As of October 2022, the stolen funds in 2022 “doubled” last year’s loss

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