In total, seven large incidents occurred over the indicated period, which is three times lower than last year. However, the volume of stolen funds has grown significantly. The vast majority of Rug Pull schemes when the team suddenly refuses the project and disappears with investors, are associated with memcoirs, while earlier cybercriminals focused on the coins of decentralized finance (Defi) and non -replaceable tokens (NFT).
“Fraud is becoming more and more sophisticated, often organized by teams with honed branding and well -planned narrative. Despite the increase in awareness and the appearance of tools to identify suspicious behavior, such schemes remain a threat to all industry participants, ”Dappradar noted.
Nevertheless, the influence of such schemes and their consequences can be reduced if users carefully study the investment projects and developer teams they offer, analysts concluded.
Earlier, cybersecurity specialists of the US National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) said that the ESP32 microcontroller used in popular hardware bitcoin pits has critical vulnerabilities that jeopardize digital assets safety.
Source: Bits
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