$768M Crypto Hackers Steal Record Amount in September

Crypto hackers drained $768.4 million in September, making it the costliest month for crypto security incidents in 2026.

According to CeriK, there were 97 incidents with estimated losses of $768.4 million, while PeckShield tracked 55 incidents totaling $766.5 million.

The majority of the losses came from Bitget and Liquid Network, which accounted for roughly 92% of the losses in PeckShield's September tally.

The largest single case was Bitget, with its loss estimate rising from an initial $351.6 million to $387.5 million after investigators confirmed how much cryptocurrency reached attacker-controlled addresses.