$1.1 Billion in Crypto Hacks as First Half of 2026 Sees Record Attacks

The first half of 2026 saw a record number of crypto exploits, with hackers stealing $1.1 billion across 212 incidents, according to a new report from Blockaid.

Four major incidents involving KelpDAO, Drift, Resolv, and CoW Swap made up roughly $707 million of the total losses.

KelpDAO suffered the largest loss after hackers stole $292 million worth of crypto by faking a cross-chain message that siphoned off the protocol's Ethereum reserves.

The pace of attacks increased throughout the year, with monthly incidents going from 18 in January to 57 in June. April proved to be the most painful month, as the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol hacks wiped out a combined $577 million to push total losses in that month to $635 million.