Odaily Planet Daily News Paidun released a report on security incidents in the crypto field in the first half of 2024. During the period, more than 200 major hacker attacks occurred, causing losses of approximately US$1.56 billion, but US$319 million was recovered. This is a sharp increase of 293% compared to the same period in 2023 (US$480 million at the time). DeFi protocols remain the main target of attacks, accounting for 59% of the total value stolen. More than 20 public chains have experienced major hacker attacks, and the top three cryptocurrencies in terms of loss amount are Ethereum, Bitcoin, and XRP. In addition, Ethereum and BNB Chain each accounted for 31.3% of the number of hacker attacks, followed by Arbitrum (12.5%).