Beosin: Total losses due to hacking, phishing scams and Rug Pull reached $154 million in May

According to the monitoring of the blockchain security audit company Beosin Alert, in May 2024, the loss amount of various security incidents increased compared with April. In May 2024, more than "27" security incidents occurred, and the total loss caused by hacking, phishing fraud and Rug Pull reached 154 million US dollars, an increase of about 52.5% compared with April. Among them, the attack incident was about 54.51 million US dollars, an increase of about 3.7%; the phishing fraud incident was about 97.40 million US dollars, an increase of about 754%; the Rug Pull incident was about 2.04 million US dollars, a decrease of about 94.5%.
This month saw two hacking incidents that cost more than $10 million: Gala Games lost $22.50 million due to private key leakage, and Sonne Finance lost $20 million due to contract vulnerabilities. Phishing scams have increased significantly this month, with multiple phishing incidents that cost more than $1 million, including an address poisoning scam that cost $72 million. Crypto crimes continue to increase this month, with multiple crimes involving more than $100 million.