The firm tracked roughly 3.4 times as many high-threshold exploits as in the whole of 2025. The pace of attacks rose sharply, not just the headline dollar figure.
Total losses came in below H1 2025. That year included the single $1.5 billion Bybit breach, and 2026 had no comparable mega-hack to match it.
The distinction matters: 2026 set a record for the number of hacks, but not for the total amount stolen. The two claims are often confused.
A busier threat environment means more protocols exposed. Limiting exposure to any single protocol and guarding private keys are the levers still within a user's reach.
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