Crypto Security Losses Top $1 Billion in H1 2026 as Incidents Hit Record High On-chain security platform Blockaid reported that crypto losses from security incidents exceeded $1 billion in the first half of 2026, across 212 incidents, the highest number recorded in any six-month…
riod. Ethereum- and Solana-related projects suffered approximately $332 million and $326 million in losses, respectively, while the $292 million KelpDAO exploit was the largest single incident
Ethereum losses were mainly caused by code vulnerabilities, whereas more than 98% of Solana losses stemmed from compromised key and signing infrastructure, primarily involving Drift Protocol and Step Finance. Blockaid linked the incidents to North Korea-associated hacking groups. — link