{"id":175364,"date":"2020-11-05T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=175364"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:26:46","slug":"no-ethereum-dapps-have-not-suffered-the-most-crypto-hacks-its-eos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/no-ethereum-dapps-have-not-suffered-the-most-crypto-hacks-its-eos\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Ethereum dApps have not suffered the most crypto hacks (it\u2019s EOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malicious actors have targeted crypto protocols and exchanges ever since Bitcoin started to gain in both popularity and value back in 2011. However, while on-chain analysis shows such attacks have declined this year, they remain the leading cause of concern for crypto projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, contrary to popular belief, Ethereum-based applications and tokens have not been attacked as much as other ETH &#8220;killers,&#8221; a recently held study showed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>EOS: The most attacked network<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per a <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/atlasvpn.com\/blog\/blockchain-hackers-have-stolen-over-13-6-billion-in-330-hack-events\">report<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Atlas VPN team provided to CryptoSlate, hackers have stolen over $13.6 billion through 330 blockchain hacks over the lifetime of the young crypto industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest hit has been suffered by projects building on EOS, the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/eos\">world\u2019s 13th-largest blockchain network<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. dApps building on the platform have suffered over 117 breaches and make up 36% of all blockchain-related breaches. Attackers have caused over $28.28 million in losses, approximately $241,785.8, per single breach.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175365\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175365\" style=\"width: 937px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175365 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks.png\" alt=\"Blockchain hack events\" width=\"937\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks.png 937w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175365\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Atlas VPN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next on the list are <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/news\/tron\/\">Tron dApps<\/a>. Atlas researchers said cybercriminals have launched over 21 successful Tron dApp attacks, stealing $1.22 million or around $58,301.64 per breach in the process. This aspect has arguably caused the Tron network to fall out of favor among investors \u2014 apart from the criticism it faces from being a \u201ccentralized\u201d token entity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, Ethereum-based tokens have had the \u201cleast amount of successful hacks\u201d among all popular blockchain protocols. However, the network has suffered the maximum losses: Hackers have stolen over $1.14 billion from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 8 breaches, indicating that while the security level is higher, the amount of funds at risk is even higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Poor code leading to Ethereum dApp hacks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dmytro Volkov, CTO of cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO, told CryptoSlate that Ethereum applications, such as this year\u2019s booming <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/defi\/#:~:text=DeFi%20News%20%7C%20CryptoSlate,Dominance%3A%2063.6%25%20Cryptos%3A%202%2C548\">DeFi market<\/a>, attract both hype and funds to the oft-unaudited platform, in turn becoming a ripe target for attackers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLarge capital began to attract hackers and fraudsters who, under other circumstances, would probably not have been interested in a complex hack if there was no expectation of large profits,\u201d Volkov noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that issues in a project\u2019s source code were the leading cause of all Ethereum-based vulnerabilities:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\u201cHackers began to attack projects more actively, and most of the dapp hacks are based on exploiting vulnerabilities that appeared due to errors in the source code.\u201d<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Volkov stated that the projects that did survive became more resilient as they \u201ccorrected their mistakes and became an example for other projects on how to avoid such errors in their codes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Crypto exchanges, wallets, and blockchains hit hard<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from individual blockchains, crypto-businesses have suffered the wrath of attackers as well. Exchanges account for the top of such attacks, with hackers launching 87 successful attacks and collectively netting over $4.82 billion in lifetime earnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175366\" style=\"width: 917px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-175366 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-1.png\" alt=\"Blockchain hack events by year\" width=\"917\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-1.png 917w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-1-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hacks-1-768x585.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Atlas VPN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, crypto wallets have been the most profitable for attackers. Data shows that only 36 breaches over the past 8 years have together amounted to $7.19 billion in losses \u2014 over $200 million per breach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, popular blockchains themselves have been the target of several attacks, with at least\u00a0 28 successful attacks since 2012. Hackers have profited over $45.8 million from such instances, with targets including Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum Classic, and Litecoin Cash.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malicious actors have targeted crypto protocols and exchanges ever since Bitcoin started to gain in both popularity and value back in 2011. However, while on-chain analysis shows such attacks have declined this year, they remain the leading cause of concern for crypto projects. 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