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In July, online hackers stole approximately $266 million from the crypto ecosystem and <a href="https://finance.coin-turk.com/" data-wpel-link="exclude">investors</a> through 16 separate attacks. On July 18, the Indian crypto exchange WazirX lost over $230 million in a major attack, representing 86.4% of the total crypto lost in attacks this month. Independent investigations attributed the attack to North Korean hackers based on the attack process and techniques. 
<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="what-happened-in-july">What Happened in July?</h2> 
Blockchain research company PeckShield reported that the stolen WazirX funds, totaling 61,154 <a href="https://en.coin-turk.com/ethereum-experiences-sharp-decline-after-spot-etf-launch/" data-wpel-link="internal">Ethereum</a>, remained under the hacker’s control as of August 1. 
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Other significant crypto attack victims in July included the algorithmic protocol Compound Finance with $24 million, the bridging protocol Li.Fi protocol with $10 million, the decentralized AI protocol Bittensor, and the liquidity provider Rho Markets, each losing $8 million. 
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In most cases, hackers moved the stolen funds to the crypto mixer Tornado Cash to avoid detection and tracking. In contrast to the July attacks, June saw a relatively lower loss of $176 million spread over approximately 20 incidents. 
<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: justify" id="details-on-the-issue">Details on the Issue</h2> 
At the end of July, the notorious Terra ecosystem temporarily halted at block height 11430400 following an attack costing $6 million. The Terra <a href="https://newslinker.co/what-are-the-5-types-of-cyber-security/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpel-link="exclude">hacker exploited</a> a known vulnerability, stealing 60 million ASTRO (ASTRO), 500,000 USD, 3.5 million USD Coin, and 2.7 Bitcoin. 
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Terra developers completed an emergency chain upgrade before resuming block production on the same day. The company update stated: 
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 “Validators holding over 67% of the voting power on Terra upgraded their nodes to prevent a repeat of the attack. More validators are expected to upgrade soon.” 
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According to Deddy Lavid, co-founder and CEO of Web3 security firm Cyvers, centralized finance (CeFi) institutions will be the biggest target for crypto hackers in 2024. Lavid previously mentioned that attacks on smart contract-based projects have also increased. He added that the biggest security vulnerabilities today stem from both code and personal negligence. 
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