Stolen crypto worth $674M successfully recovered in 2023

The funds were recovered from more than 600 large-scale hacks.

Blockchain security firm PeckShield has published data summarizing the losses to hacks and scams in 2023. According to the company, $2.61 billion was lost in the year, excluding multichain losses.

PeckShield noted in its report on Jan. 29 that the amount shows a 27.78% decrease compared with 2022 when total global cyber thefts totaled around $3.6 billion.

PeckShield also said that collaborating with centralized exchanges, Tether and law enforcement to freeze the funds whenever they detect them can also lead to fund recovery.

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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/2023-crypto-recovery-674-million-recovered-hacks