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- October Hack Trackers Differ on Counts Despite Near-Matching $6.5B Losses
The $6.48 billion October estimate was roughly 745% above September. October’s two incident counts were 56 major hacks and 95 incidents, with gross-loss estimates of $6.48 billion and $6.49 billion.
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- Trail of Bits Says Crypto Hacks in 2026 Are 71% Above Four-Year Average
The firm’s comparison uses the annual average from 2022 through 2025. It also said attackers are using artificial intelligence to find vulnerabilities faster.
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- Suspected North Korea-Linked Hacks Account for 89% of 2026 Crypto Hack Losses
From 2021 through Oct. 29, 2026, suspected North Korea-linked hacks accounted for $13.24 billion of $22.34 billion in reported crypto hack losses.
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- THORChain’s RUNE Rises 13% as Binance Hack Revives Scrutiny
ZachXBT said funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks moved through THORChain and converged at one Ethereum address.
· Investing
- Crypto Hack Tally Lists 322 Confirmed Incidents in 2026
The 2026 figure is more than double the prior year's total.
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- One Q3 Crypto Security Tally Put Losses at $1.28 Billion
The tally counted 268 incidents and listed adjusted losses of $877.8 million; other Q3 estimates were lower.
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- Specter Tracks Stolen Funds From Multiple Incidents Moving Into Zcash
The flows included funds linked to Cryptobills Ledger and a $12 million Triple-A hack; the figure refers to the hack’s value, not a stated ZEC transfer total.
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- Crypto Hacks Left $384 Million Unrecovered After $1.18 Billion in Q3 Losses
The 107 incidents included $387 million returned or reversed and $410 million in user losses covered by operators. Supplier and developer tool compromises, undeployed fixes and infrastructure beyond audit scopes accou…
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- Crypto Hacks Affected More Than $1.17 Billion in Q3 2026
The gross affected-value tally covered incidents involving exchanges, a Bitcoin sidechain, lending protocols, hardware wallets and bridges. No definitive net-loss total was established.
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- North Korea-Linked Theft Figures Fall Short of $7.8 Billion Claim
Publicly confirmed U.S. attributions exceed $3.1 billion, while a broader estimate reaches $6.75 billion through 2025. Adding the estimated Bitget loss produces about $7.10 billion.
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- Crypto Hacks Reach 277 Incidents as 2026 Losses Near $1.84 Billion
The tally stood at 250 incidents and about $1.4 billion through Sept. 8. Bitget’s $388 million breach remains the year’s largest listed attack.
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- About 2,700 ZEC From Bitget Theft Enters Ironwood Shielded Pool
The transfer involves roughly $3.8 million in Zcash. About 18,900 ZEC worth $28.3 million was previously stolen from Bitget’s hot wallet.
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- Bitget Attackers Reached Wallet Systems Via Third-Party Security Products
Investigators found no evidence that Bitget private keys were exposed, while cold wallets were not affected.
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- Bitget Restores Withdrawals After $388 Million Security Breach
Bitcoin withdrawals resumed Sept. 28, with Ether, USDT and other services scheduled to return in phases through Oct. 2.
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- Bitget CEO Says Scammers Targeted Her After $387.5 Million Hack
Gracy Chen said impostors posed as an investment firm’s team on Sept. 28, four days after attackers stole about $387.5 million from Bitget.
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- Bitget CEO Sees Limited Prospects for Recovering $388M Breach Funds
Gracy Chen pointed to Bybit’s recovery record as a benchmark, while Bitget has offered rewards for frozen and recovered assets.
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- Bitget Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After $388 Million Hack
Ether withdrawals are scheduled to resume Tuesday, followed by USDt withdrawals Wednesday as the exchange restores services after the Sept. 24 breach.
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- Bitget Pauses Withdrawals After $387.5 Million Wallet Breach
The exchange says cold wallets were unaffected and deposits and trading remain operational while investigators work to recover the assets.
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- Bitget Hack Leaves $157 Million in XRP Beyond Freeze Controls
More than 102.97 million XRP remains split among five wallets after the Sept. 24 breach. The XRP Ledger cannot freeze its native asset.
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- Bitget Hack Addresses Hold About $157 Million in XRP Across Seven Wallets
Seven Ripple network addresses contain roughly 102.9 million XRP, alongside additional assets held across EVM and TRON addresses.
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- Bitget CEO Links $351.6M Hack to North Korea via IP Clues
Gracy Chen said preliminary findings showed similarities with past North Korean attacks. Withdrawals remain suspended while investigators assess the breach.
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- Bitget CEO Says Attack Bypassed Systems, Withdrawal Restart Has No Date
Gracy Chen said the incident did not involve leaked keys, but withdrawals remain paused while teams secure multiple assets and networks.
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- Tether Proposes Up to $127.5 Million for Drift Recovery Plan
The Solana-based trading platform will switch from USDC to USDT settlement when it relaunches after an April 1 exploit.
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- Ill Bloom Wallet Flaw Exploited Across Chains, Over $5 Million Stolen
A wallet-generation vulnerability dubbed ‘Ill Bloom’ has been exploited across multiple blockchains, with over $5 million stolen as security firms warn of ongoing risks from weak entropy.
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