Web 3.0 security incidents will cost more than $2.363 billion in 2024, with phishing becoming the biggest threat

According to PANews, Web3.0 security company CertiK released (Hack3d: 2024 Annual Security Report). The report shows that in 2024, the loss of Web3.0 due to security incidents exceeded 2.363 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 31.61%.

There were 760 security incidents throughout the year, with phishing and private key leakage being the main means of attack, causing losses of $1.05 billion and $855 million respectively. Phishing accounted for nearly 50% of the total losses throughout the year, becoming the industry's biggest threat.