Investors in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector should get ready for a hard journey through the current year. 2023 is reportedly going to be a year of huge exploits as the latest projects in the DeFi sector are entering the market while hackers are getting additionally sophisticated.

Executives operating at HashEx, Apostro, and Beosin (the firms related to blockchain auditing as well as security) suggested this view recently.

Blockchain Security Experts Anticipate Enhanced DeFi Hacks This Year

The respective executives were interviewed by Drofa that created a report based on DeFi security’s overview during the previous year.

The executives were requested to give their responses on the possible causes at the back of the elevation in the exploits in the DeFi space during 2022. They were additionally persuaded to anticipate the scenario of the current year in this respect.

Precisely, the executives were requested to comment on whether such exploits and hacks will keep on going throughout 2023.

The blockchain security platform (Beosin’s managing director Tommy Deng stated that the protocols operating within the DeFi world will keep on advancing along with improving their security. However, he also acknowledged that security does not have an absolute level.

As per the executive, on the assumption that a significant interest is being taken in the market of cryptocurrency, the chances are very less for the hackers to get minimized in number.

The executive added that no proper security testing is done before launching many of the latest DeFi projects. In addition to this, a great number of projects are presently delving into cross-chain bridges.

Cross-chain bridges were a chief victim of hackers throughout 2022. These exploits led to the drainage of up to $1.4 billion in 6 hacks carried out in the previous year. The remarks echo those made by CertiK (a blockchain security company). The security firm suggested that it does not see any decline in exploits, exit scams, or flash loans during this year.

In other words, the blockchain security forum was of the view that more attempts would likely be made by the bad actors to target the bridges this year. CertiK based its claim on the high returns witnessed by the hackers from such attacks performed in 2022. Dmitry Mishunin, the founder of the crypto auditing company HashEx, mentioned that the exploiters have become smarter.

As per Mishunin, substantial experience has been acquired by hackers on how to explore the bugs in the targeted entities. The founder asserted that the crypto market is still going through its initial phases and the people on both good and bad sides are improving their experience and skills. In this way, getting rid of malicious parties has become considerably difficult at present.

Expert Says Hacks Might Go Beyond DeFi Space

He added that some of the DeFi projects working within the industry are considerably tempting the bad actors in terms of their value. This, in his words, signifies that the number of parties involved in hacking the DeFi sector will only witness growth this year.

Mishunin moved on to say that the hacks may not be limited to the DeFi space. As per him, the other likely victims of such exploits may take into account crypto banks and exchanges that offer additionally protected solutions to store digital assets.

Tim Ismiliaev, the co-founder of the smart contract auditing and security company named Apostro, expressed a relatively optimistic view. Ismiliaev says the coming 5 years will witness a maturity in the DeFi protocols.