FBI Warns About DeFi Platform Vulnerabilities
A public service announcement from the FBI warns people about the risks involved in investing in a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in the smart contracts that govern DeFi platforms, resulting in large-scale thefts.
According to a report from Chainalysis, hackers stole more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency between January and March of this year. 97% of the funds were stolen from DeFi platforms.

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The FBI’s warning is below.
The FBI is warning investors cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms to steal cryptocurrency, causing investors to lose money. The FBI has observed cyber criminals exploiting vulnerabilities in the smart contracts governing DeFi platforms to steal investors’ cryptocurrency. The FBI encourages investors who suspect cyber criminals have stolen their DeFi investments to contact the FBI via the Internet Crime Complaint Center or their local FBI field office.
THREAT
Cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in the smart contracts governing DeFi platforms to steal cryptocurrency, causing investors to lose money. A smart contract is a self-executing contract with the terms of the agreement between the buyer and seller written directly into lines of code that exist across a distributed, decentralized blockchain network. Cyber criminals seek to take advantage of investors’ increased interest in cryptocurrencies, as well as the complexity of cross-chain functionality and open source nature of DeFi platforms.
Between January and March 2022, cyber criminals stole $1.3 billion in cryptocurrencies, almost 97 percent of which was stolen from DeFi platforms, according to the US blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. This is an increase from 72 percent in 2021 and 30 percent in 2020, respectively. Separately, the FBI has observed cyber criminals defraud DeFi platforms by:
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Investment involves risk. Investors should make their own investment decisions based on their financial objectives and financial resources and, if in any doubt, should seek advice from a licensed financial adviser. In addition, the FBI recommends investors take the following precautions:
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Cyber Criminals Increasingly Exploit Vulnerabilities in Decentralized Finance Platforms to Obtain Cryptocurrency, Causing Investors to Lose Money | www.ic3.gov, archive.is, archive.org

This global push for increased regulation this month is organic!
Comments (8)
D2022-09-02a38ec230
The problem with all this defi shit is that its not decentralized at all. Same reason tornado cash got pwned.
read2022-09-0210e70d90
DNL, in the whole article, including the headlines pictured at the bottom, i dont see a single name of any of these DEFIp platforms?? Also, the chainalysis data said a billion dollars stolen between january and march, which is a suspicously small window of time for a big data company like chainalysis to choose. dont u think?
fuck2022-09-0206e02fd0
heres the chainalysis study, doesnt paint quite the same picture FBI did. https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/crypto-crime-midyear-update-2022/
D2022-09-0256707ac0
A problem that doesnt exist? Lol go back to reddit you mouth breathing retard. How about the problems of getting throatfucked by CEX's demanding a rectal scan and all your data to be stored forever so they can farm your info out to either 1. The IRS or 2. Whatever blackmarket asshat pays them for it. And then holding your funds hostage until you give them it, if they even respond after you do. Cex's are a cancer on everything bitcoin once stood for and faggots like you are a cancer on everything else.
ape2022-09-038958dcc0
Boomers think bitcorn and a mixer gives them freedom and privacy, while they transact on a CEX. One day it will click for you
Jackfake2022-08-31e7bc7210
If DeFi was banned then Ethereum’s price would immediately go to zero.