đš BREAKING: Crypto just suffered its darkest hacking streak in history.
The first half of 2026 saw 212 exploits drain $1.1 BILLION, making it the most hacked six months ever.
That's 3.4x more incidents than all of 2025.
đ°đ” North Korea's Lazarus Group was responsible for 55% of all losses, stealing roughly $609 MILLION.
Their biggest attacks alone were staggering:
âą KelpDAO: $292M
âą Drift Protocol: $285M
Together, those two exploits wiped out $577M.
Even more alarming, compromised private keys accounted for 74% of all funds stolen, showing that operational security remains crypto's biggest weakness.
The industry also witnessed a disturbing first.
Blockaid reported the first-ever AI prompt injection exploit, where an attacker manipulated an AI agent into approving a $216K transaction.
The threat landscape is evolving fast.
The next major crypto battle may not just be against hackers, but against AI-powered attacks.
#Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum #CyberSecurity #AI
The first half of 2026 saw 212 exploits drain $1.1 BILLION, making it the most hacked six months ever.
That's 3.4x more incidents than all of 2025.
đ°đ” North Korea's Lazarus Group was responsible for 55% of all losses, stealing roughly $609 MILLION.
Their biggest attacks alone were staggering:
âą KelpDAO: $292M
âą Drift Protocol: $285M
Together, those two exploits wiped out $577M.
Even more alarming, compromised private keys accounted for 74% of all funds stolen, showing that operational security remains crypto's biggest weakness.
The industry also witnessed a disturbing first.
Blockaid reported the first-ever AI prompt injection exploit, where an attacker manipulated an AI agent into approving a $216K transaction.
The threat landscape is evolving fast.
The next major crypto battle may not just be against hackers, but against AI-powered attacks.
#Crypto #Bitcoin #Ethereum #CyberSecurity #AI