【Cyberattacks Surged by 67%, but Losses Were Cut in Half? Because the Money Got Locked Up 😂】

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The data for August is a bit counterintuitive.

Security company PeckShield just announced: there were 50 major attacks across the industry, 67% more than in July 🔥

But the amount of money stolen was only $136 million, down by half.

You have to know, hackers made off with $270 million in July.

The most dramatic case was that $74 million heist.

The hacker had just cracked open the vault of the lending protocol Tectonicfi, and before the funds could even be fully transferred, the public chain hit pause ⏸️

Only $6 million of the $74 million was sent out, and the rest was locked on-chain.

Visible, but untouchable 😅

Analysts say hackers have gotten smarter: big cases are easier to blow up, so they’re targeting mid-sized protocols instead.

A few dozen small attacks still added up to $62.3 million.

There’s also a painful conclusion — most vulnerabilities come down to the same thing: the “private key.”

If one point fails, the whole system loses 🔑

📌 August attack volume rose 67%, but losses fell from $270 million to $136 million: hackers are casting a wider net, while private-key single-point risk is the real weak spot.

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