DeFi Hack Losses Decrease Significantly, CeFi Sees Strong Growth in 2024

In 2024, DeFi suffered losses of $474 million due to hacks (a 40% decrease), while CeFi faced severe losses amounting to $694 million.

Defi Hack Losses Decrease Significantly, Cefi Sees Strong Growth In 2024

According to Hacken’s annual Web3 security report, the DeFi sector has made significant strides in security, with total losses dropping from $787 million in 2023 to $474 million in 2024—a 40% decrease. Notably, attacks on blockchain bridges, once a major vulnerability, have sharply declined from $338 million to just $114 million.

In contrast, centralized exchanges (CeFi) faced a challenging year, with losses doubling to $694 million. The two largest hacks targeted DMM and WazirX, resulting in losses of $305 million and $230 million, respectively, primarily due to vulnerabilities in private key management and weak multi-signature systems.

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Related: WazirX Exchange Hacked, Over $230 Million Lost

Dyma Budorin, CEO of Hacken, emphasized:

CeFi is revealing critical weaknesses in operational security, from poor key management to fragile multi-signature setups.

This concern is amplified by Chainalysis’ findings, which report that North Korean hackers alone have stolen $1.3 billion in crypto through 47 attacks this year.

While DeFi has achieved notable advancements, such as multiparty computation and zero-knowledge proofs, challenges remain, as evidenced by the Radiant Capital hack, which resulted in a $55 million loss.

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