The cumulative losses caused by security incidents in February exceeded US$103 million, of which phishing scams accounted for 11.76% of the losses.
According to the security incident inventory analysis released by OKLink in February 2024, the total losses caused by the entire network in February amounted to approximately 103 million US dollars. Among them, the proportion of phishing scams was 11.76%, and the proportions of REKT and RugPull events were 7.33% and 5.34%, respectively. Other: 75.57%. The biggest security incident this month for REKT losses was the attack on the pledging agreement senecaUSD due to a code logic vulnerability, resulting in a loss of approximately 6.5 million US dollars. As of press time, the attacker has returned assets worth approximately 5.3 million US dollars. In addition, there were a total of 37 cases of fraud and phishing incidents on official social media, accounting for 11.76% of the losses. They mainly focused on channels such as X (formerly Twitter), Discord, etc. OKLink reminds users to be vigilant against fraud and phishing incidents, carefully research the authenticity and reliability of Web3 projects, improve their ability to identify phishing websites and risky projects, and reduce investment risks.
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