Hacken：2026 Crypto industry hacking losses reached 1180000000 USD，77%in the third quarter of the year, involving vendor and infrastructure vulnerabilities
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Hacken said that 2026 crypto hacking losses reached 1180000000 USD。
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Data: 2026 Year Q3 Crypto hacking losses 1180000000 USD，77%related to compromised developer tools
PANews October 15 reported, citing Cointelegraph, that security firm Hacken disclosed that 2026 in the third quarter of the year, a total of 107 crypto hacking attacks occurred, with total losses of 1180000000 USD. Of this, approximately 906000000 USD(approximately 77%) was related to compromised vendors and developer tools, disclosed but undeployed fixes, and infrastructure outside the audit scope. Losses were concentrated in four incidents: Bitget lost 387000000 USD、Liquid Network was lost in 320000000 USD, Tectonic lost 120000000 USD, and the Coldcard firmware vulnerability caused losses of approximately 115000000 USD, accounting for approximately in total. Each of the remaining 98 incidents involved losses of less than 10000000 USD, with a median of 670000 USD. Smart contract attacks were the most common, with 71 incidents and losses of 228000000 USD. This quarter was the first in 2025 year...
Hacken disclosed that 2026 in the third quarter of the year, a total of 107 crypto hacking attacks occurred, with total losses of 1180000000 USD。
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Approximately 906000000 USD(approximately 77%) was related to compromised vendors and developer tools, disclosed but undeployed fixes, and infrastructure outside the audit scope.
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Losses were concentrated in four incidents: Bitget lost 387000000 USD、Liquid Network was lost in 320000000 USD, Tectonic lost 120000000 USD, and the Coldcard firmware vulnerability caused losses of approximately 115000000 USD, accounting for approximately in total.
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Each of the remaining 98 incidents involved losses of less than 10000000 USD, with a median of 670000 USD。
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Smart contract attacks were the most common, with 71 incidents and losses of 228000000 USD。
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According to this data, most attack losses were related to issues involving vendors, developer tools, and some infrastructure, rather than originating solely from smart contracts. Losses were concentrated in four incidents; losses from each of the other incidents were below 10000000 USD。
Why it matters to readers
This indicates that security risks for crypto projects may arise from external vendors, development tools, fix deployment, and audit coverage, among other areas.
When assessing crypto projects, it is important to examine not only smart contracts but also the security management of development tools, vendors, and infrastructure.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence text was truncated at the end and does not fully present the content following “This quarter was the first in 2025 year...”
The article is PANews’ account of information from Hacken relayed through Cointelegraph; it does not provide Hacken’s original report.
The loss amounts and specific attributions for the four major incidents still require verification against the original report or statements from the relevant parties.
The evidence does not state the results of compensation, remediation, or subsequent handling of these losses.
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