According to DeFiLlama data, among the cumulative losses of approximately $16.69 billion from hacker attacks, DeFi exploits, and cross-chain bridge attacks in the crypto industry, about 40% are related to private key leaks, rather than blockchain or smart contract vulnerabilities. Multiple industry insiders stated that as smart contract security continues to improve, attackers are increasingly shifting their focus to areas such as private key management, cloud services, third-party tools, and personnel operations. The industry is gradually adopting solutions like MPC wallets, account abstraction, and hardware wallets to enhance key security. (CoinDesk)

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ColdWalletLeftInTheAir
· 5h ago
Previously, it was always said that blockchain itself is secure, but bridges and custodians have become sieves; now key management must be treated as a top priority.
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MintLaterMaybe
· 6h ago
40% are private key issues... It shows that no matter how strict the code audit is, it can't prevent insider threats and phishing. Let's adopt AA account abstraction quickly.
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GateUser-15b19a42
· 6h ago
Hardware wallet sales are about to rise again.
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NonceNinja
· 6h ago
MPC wallets really should be widely adopted this time—private key leaks are even more brutal than contract vulnerabilities, and humans will always be the biggest vulnerability.
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