2021 saw 20+ hacks where at least $10M in digital currencies were stolen from a crypto exchange or project, with $100M+ stolen in at least six cases
It's not just lucky investors getting rich from crypto. — Hackers have made off with billions of dollars in virtual assets in the past year … Tweets: @rich_goldberg , @eriksherman , and @kevincollier Tweets: Richard Goldberg / @rich_goldberg : “One of the biggest heists happened this month, when the crypto trading platform Bitmart said hackers stole almost $200 million after they broke into a company account.” https://www.nbcnews.com/... Erik Sherman / @eriksherman : Crypto is a safe store of value ... until there's a price crash or somebody steals it. https://twitter.com/... Kevin Collier / @kevincollier : Tried to take stock of the mind-boggling scale of crypto exchange hacks this year. It often means stealing tens or hundreds of millions per pop, and the perpetrators rarely get caught. By contrast, the average American bank robbery is for less than $5,000. https://www.nbcnews.com/...