September Crypto Incidents Drain $767M-$768M from Digital Assets
Crypto security incidents in September resulted in estimated losses of between $767 million and $768 million, making it one of the most damaging periods for digital-asset users and platforms so far this year.
The numbers come from separate security-industry tallies that counted 55 major incidents involving $767 million in stolen funds and 97 incidents with estimated losses of $768 million.
The Bitget exchange accounted for the largest share of losses, with $388 million of the total. The Liquid Network attack caused another $320 million in losses, although more than $270 million was later recovered.
Other notable exchanges to report security incidents include Safe Wallet, DCENT and Duelbits, which reported losses of $7.8 million, $6 million and $5.9 million respectively.