September crypto hack losses exceed $766 million, the highest single month of 2026

PANews reported on October 1, citing Cointelegraph, that data from multiple blockchain security firms shows crypto hack and exploit losses in September 2026 exceeded $766 million, making it the worst single month of the year. PeckShield recorded 55 major incidents with losses of about $766.5 million, while CertiK recorded 97 incidents with losses of about $768.4 million, both significantly up from August. The month's losses were mainly driven by the theft of about $388 million from Bitget and an exploit of about $320 million on Liquid Network, of which more than $270 million was later returned. Other major incidents included losses of about $7.8 million for Safe Wallet users, about $6 million for D'CENT, and about $5.9 million for Duelbits. CertiK said its security dashboard shows that 2026 has so far seen a cumulative 656 security incidents with losses of about $2.68 billion.