🚨 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤3𝐝: 𝐐2 + 𝐇1 2024 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 🚨 We are excited to share our comprehensive analysis of Web3 security incidents for the first half of 2024. 🔹 184 incidents in Q2 2024 resulted in a staggering $688,102,941 lost, marking a 37% increase from Q1 despite an 18% decrease in the number of incidents. 🔹 Total H1 2024 losses have now surpassed the billion-dollar mark, with $1,190,398,361 lost across 408 onchain security incidents. Notably, phishing has become the most costly attack vector, overtaking private key compromises. 🔹 Ethereum experienced the highest losses among all chains, with 235 incidents leading to $397,405,773 in value drained. 🔹 Encouragingly, $177,791,389 was returned across 18 incidents in H1 2024, reducing the adjusted total losses to $1,012,606,971. The average loss per incident stood at $2,932,729, with a median loss of $230,784. 📊 Explore the full report and gain insights into the state of Web3 security: Link to blogpost: https://lnkd.in/d5reDtXU Stay informed and safeguard your assets with our in-depth analysis and recommendations.
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2023 and protocols still launch without getting an audit. You'd think with all the hacks, security would be a top priority, but sadly, it's not the case for some. I just recently helped fix a protocol on the mainnet with a deployment bug, but before they redeployed, I took a peek at the whole code and I couldn't believe the amount of bugs I found at such short time. They didn't get an audit and infact, still insisted on redeploying without an audit. I advised on how important getting an audit is, but they couldn't afford the extra time and cost. I couldn't bear to watch users possibly get rekt, so I volunteered to quickly do one for free! At the end of the day, the goal is to help improve the #web3 experience. Getting an audit is really important, you might think it's too expensive but I can assure you, it's more expensive to lose users funds and trust. Even top auditors and senior devs make sure their codes are audited or reviewed before they launch. Security is important, let's help secure web3. #blockchainsecurity #audit #smartcontracts #web3
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#News #BugBounties #Immunefi #Vaults Immunefi Launches ‘Vaults’ for On-chain Bug Bounties: Immunefi’s new system, “Vaults,” enables Web3 developers to escrow funds in an on-chain address and use them to pay bug bounties to white hat hackers. Immunefi believes that the new system will enable projects to “demonstrate to whitehats […] that they have allocated sufficient funds to pay bounties,” thereby encouraging “more top-tier bug reports” to […] The post Immunefi Launches ‘Vaults’ for On-chain Bug Bounties appeared first on Coinscreed.
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