MCAP $2.74T ▼ 3.29% 24H VOL $185.93T BTC.D 59.5% FEAR & GREED 55 Greed BTC FEE 1 sat/vB BTC $81,185 ▲ 0.46% ETH $2,403 ▲ 0.35% USDT $0.9990 ▼ 0.03% BNB $712.63 ▼ 0.80% XRP $1.29 ▼ 0.14% USDC $0.9997 ▼ 0.02% SOL $103.16 ▲ 0.33% TRX $0.3344 ▲ 0.10% FIGR_HELOC $1.03 ▼ 0.55% ZEC $1,122 ▼ 1.13%

Security incidents

Hacks, exploits and protocol failures recorded by the desk, with the date, the reported amount where a source states one, and a link to the record.

Reported losses by year

  • 2026$20.5B
  • 2025$2.8B
  • 2024$1.7B
  • 2023$1.6B
  • 2022$3.6B
  • 2021$2.9B

Sums use only amounts a source stated. Incidents without a reported figure are excluded.

  • 2026: 280 incidents, $20.53bn reported
  • 2025: 122 incidents, $2.80bn reported
  • 2024: 158 incidents, $1.67bn reported
  • 2023: 161 incidents, $1.62bn reported
  • 2022: 141 incidents, $3.63bn reported
  • 2021: 119 incidents, $2.86bn reported
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Recorded crypto security incidents
Incident Date Reported amount Status
Ledger Investigates $92.9 Million Wallet Drain Tied to Reseller CryptoBilis 11 Oct 2026 $93.40m Reported
Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT 10 Oct 2026 $1.17bn Reported
Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT 10 Oct 2026 $100.00m Reported
XRP Ledger patches 2015 bug that could have minted XRP 10 Oct 2026 $93.40m Reported
Papertrade: Spot Price Manipulation 10 Oct 2026 $1.28m Reported
Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT 9 Oct 2026 $90.00m Reported
Ledger investigates losses tied to Southeast Asia reseller CryptoBilis 9 Oct 2026 $72.00m Reported
Ledger probes reported $86M wallet drain tied to reseller CryptoBilis 9 Oct 2026 $351.00m Reported
Ledger users reportedly drained of over $86 million across several blockchains 9 Oct 2026 $86.96m Reported
NEAR enters crypto's top 20 after 138% rise in 30 days 8 Oct 2026 $3.80m Reported
Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.211B From DeFi, Study Finds 7 Oct 2026 $1.21bn Reported
Circle shares DJ Khaled USDC shirt photo and draws backlash 6 Oct 2026 $3.00m Reported
Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.211B From DeFi, Study Finds 6 Oct 2026 $1.21bn Reported
Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.211B From DeFi, Study Finds 6 Oct 2026 $181.00m Reported
MakerDAO ETH-A Liquidation Keeper Bot: Improper Access Control 6 Oct 2026 $538.0k Reported
ZachXBT says he posed as a client to infiltrate Lazarus launderers 5 Oct 2026 $1.50bn Reported
ZachXBT says he posed as a client to infiltrate Lazarus launderers 5 Oct 2026 $387.00m Reported
ZachXBT says he posed as a client to infiltrate Lazarus launderers 5 Oct 2026 $100.00m Reported
Near Intents recovers $3.8 million after 48-hour ultimatum to attacker 5 Oct 2026 $3.80m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $387.00m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $320.00m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $7.81m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $7.00m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $6.60m Reported
September Crypto Hacks Total $766M, Led by Bitget and Liquid 4 Oct 2026 $3.87m Reported

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