{"id":3357,"date":"2022-05-27T07:21:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deficoins.io\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2023-01-25T06:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T06:31:30","slug":"25-billion-worth-of-cryptocurrency-was-held-by-cyber-criminals-in-2021-defi-thefts-up-1330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deficoins.io\/blog\/2022\/05\/27\/25-billion-worth-of-cryptocurrency-was-held-by-cyber-criminals-in-2021-defi-thefts-up-1330\/","title":{"rendered":"$25 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency was Held by Cyber Criminals in 2021; DeFi Thefts Up 1,330%","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
Source: www.dreamstime.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Cryptocurrency-based crimes increased in 2021, according to the Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report 2022. The report states that by the end of 2021, cybercriminals were responsible for $11 billion worth of fraud from illegal sources, compared to $3 billion the same time the previous year.<\/p>\n