Data: In the first quarter of 2026, there were over 80 cyber attacks in the cryptocurrency industry, doubling compared to the same period last year
AML / KYT provider Shard disclosed that the number of cyber attacks in the cryptocurrency industry doubled year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding 80 incidents, but total losses decreased by 69% year-on-year to $496 million, compared to $1.6 billion in the same period last year. Shard stated that the losses in the same period of 2025 were mainly impacted by a significant theft incident of approximately $1.4 billion involving Bybit; while the attacks in 2026 were more dispersed, targeting DeFi protocols, infrastructure services, and individual users.
Looking at the months, there were a total of 29 attacks in January, with losses exceeding $392 million; 26 attacks in February, with losses exceeding $22 million; and 27 attacks in March, with losses exceeding $81 million.
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