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The 2021 global cryptocurrency market was largely defined by hacking incidents and heists that only grew in scale over the course of the year, according to Gizmodo<\/span><\/a>. Experts say that increased media attention and the rise of crypto prices are to blame for recent security breaches.<\/p>\n

“What’s clear from the majority of these attacks this year is that it’s often a vulnerability that’s being exploited,” Rebecca Moody, head of research at Comparitech, said. “With the industry growing at an exponential rate and relying on open-source technology, this leaves platforms open to exploitation when hackers are able to find a weakness in the code.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Crypto Head<\/a> study published in August reported over 30 incidents since the start of the year, with losses amounting to nearly $3 billion. Cryptocurrency hackers have stolen more than $1 billion within the last five months alone, according to Futurism<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last summer, $600 million was siphoned from the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network in one of the year’s largest heists. Four months later, hackers stole at least $150 million from crypto exchange Bitmart.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrypto exchange hacks are fairly common,\u201d CoinGecko co-founder and chief operating officer Bobby Ong told CNBC<\/span><\/a>. \u201cExchanges are a honeypot for hackers because of the high potential payoff for any successful exploit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Crypto hackers are so often able to elude punishment for their crimes because \u201ccryptocurrency is virtually untraceable and easily disguised by laundering it through wallets in a matter of minutes,” according to Crypto Head co-founder Adam Morris.<\/p>\n

The global anti-money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force insists that cryptocurrencies must be regulated globally, or else large-scale criminal activity and malfeasance will only spiral further out of control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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