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Almost half of the total crypto stolen in 2022 was obtained through a range of methods, including market manipulation, ‘crowd looting,’ and smart contract and bridge exploits.The biggest hack of the year came in March when North Korean hacking group Lazarus gained access to five private keys that were used to sign transactions from five Ronon Network validator nodes, draining 173,600 <a href="https://crypto.ro/en/cryptocurrencies/ethereum/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ETH</a> and 25.5 million <a href="https://crypto.ro/en/cryptocurrencies/usd-coin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">USDC</a> from the bridge. This type of attack is referred to as an “access control exploit”.Read more to find out about the top methods <a href="https://crypto.ro/en/news/crypto-hackers-steal-over-2-8-billion-in-2022-analysis-of-methods-and-major-incidents/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">used by hackers to steal crypto</a>.

Crypto hackers steal over $2.8 billion in 2022: Analysis of methods and major incidents

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