The Lazarus Group of North Korea, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, was responsible for the heist. The industry's malicious actors have taken the cost of cryptocurrency hacks and scams to well over $1 billion in 2023, taking $41 million from Stake. CertiK recently announced the figure to be $997 million toward the finish of August, however a few assaults over the most recent fourteen days will drive the figure off the $1 billion imprint.
Pepe (PEPE) coin's withdrawal, which cost investors $13.2 million, Exactly Protocol's $7.3 million exploit, and a Balancer security vulnerability that was exposed caused $2.1 million in damage are other recent incidents.