Odaily Planet Daily News: The security agency SlowMist recently released the (2024 Blockchain Security and Anti-Money Laundering Annual Report), which pointed out: According to the SlowMist Hacked database of blockchain hacking incidents, there were 410 security incidents in 2024, resulting in losses of up to $2.013 billion. Compared to 2023 (a total of 464 incidents, with losses of approximately $2.486 billion), the losses decreased year-on-year by 19.02%. DeFi remains the most attacked area. In 2024, there were 339 security incidents in DeFi, accounting for 82.68% of the total security incidents, with losses reaching $1.029 billion. Compared to 2023 (a total of 282 incidents, with losses of approximately $773 million), the losses increased year-on-year by 33.12%. From an ecological perspective, Ethereum suffered the highest losses, reaching $465 million, followed by BSC, which reached $87.35 million. In terms of the causes of incidents, contract vulnerabilities caused the most security incidents, totaling 99 incidents, resulting in losses of approximately $214 million. The second most common cause was account hacks. The top 10 security attack incidents in 2024 with the amounts involved include: DMM Bitcoin ($305 million), PlayDapp ($290 million), WazirX ($230 million), BtcTurk ($90 million), Munchables ($62.5 million), Radiant Capital ($50 million), BingX ($45 million), Hedgey Finance ($44.7 million), Penpie ($27.35 million), FixedFloat ($26.1 million). In 2024, there were 58 Rug Pull incidents, resulting in losses of approximately $106 million. Among them, the ZKSync ecosystem suffered the highest losses, reaching $36.95 million, while the BSC ecosystem had the most Rug Pull incidents, totaling 28. In 2024, phishing attacks on wallets caused losses of approximately $494 million, an increase of 67% year-on-year. Although the number of victims only increased by 3.7% (reaching 332,000 addresses), the losses per attack significantly increased, with the largest single theft amounting to $55.48 million. Additionally, statistics show that the attacks throughout the year can be divided into three phases: the first quarter had the heaviest losses, reaching $187 million, with 175,000 victims. March had the highest losses at $75 million. In the second and third quarters, the total losses were $257 million, with the number of victims dropping to 90,000. In the fourth quarter, losses decreased to $51 million, with the number of victims falling to 30,000, indicating improved security. Throughout the year, there were 30 cases exceeding $1 million, with total losses of $171 million, averaging a loss of $5.7 million per victim, and the largest single theft at $55.48 million. The report also provides a detailed introduction to specific fraud methods, anti-money laundering measures, and regulatory situations; according to statistics, of the 410 security incidents, there were 24 incidents in which all or part of the lost funds were recovered after being attacked. According to disclosed data, a total of approximately $166 million was returned, accounting for 8.25% of the total security losses (approximately $2.013 billion).

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