According to a report by blockchain security company CertiK, the third quarter was the “most financially damaging” quarter of the year, with a total of 184 security incidents that resulted in a loss of nearly $700 million in crypto assets, surpassing the first quarter, Cointelegraph reported. $320 million and $313 million in the second quarter.
Among attack types, private key leakage is the most devastating, with 14 security incidents costing more than $204 million. Additionally, exit scams and oracle manipulation were prevalent during the quarter. There were 93 exit scams during the quarter, with more than $55 million in digital assets lost; there were 38 oracle manipulation incidents, with more than $16 million in cryptocurrency lost.
