Crypto Hacks Drain $1.1B in First Half of 2026 Amid 212 Security Incidents

The first half of 2026 was the most active six months for crypto exploits on record. This is according to a new report from Blockaid, which shows hackers stole $1.1 billion across 212 incidents.

Crypto Hacks Top $1.1B in H1 2026 The Blockaid report found that 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.

Drift Protocol, a perpetuals exchange built on the Solana chain, also suffered a similarly huge hit, as it was exploited for $285 million within 12 minutes. Blockaid linked both cases to TraderTraitor, a state-sponsored North Korean subset of the larger Lazarus Group.