According to a report by blockchain security company CertiK, the third quarter of this year witnessed a total of 184 security incidents, resulting in losses of nearly $700 million in cryptocurrency assets. This figure surpasses the $320 million of the first quarter and the $313 million of the second quarter, making it the “most financially damaging” quarter of the year.
Among various attack types, private key leaks proved to be the most destructive, causing losses in 14 security incidents totaling over $204 million. Additionally, exit scams and oracle manipulations were prevalent during this quarter. There were a total of 93 exit scam incidents, resulting in losses of over $55 million in digital assets, while there were 38 oracle manipulation incidents causing losses exceeding $16 million in cryptocurrencies.