According to DeFi Llama, the number of crypto hacks rose to a record high in April, with over 20 exploits marking the most-hacked month in crypto history by incident count. The total losses exceeded $600 million, with KelpDAO’s $292 million exploit and Drift Protocol’s $280 million hack ranking as the two largest attacks of the month.
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