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In the first month of the year, there were 16 hacker attacks against crypto projects totaling $86.01 million, according to blockchain security experts at PeckShield.
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The amount of assets stolen after hacking of crypto platforms increased by 13.25% over the month (in December it was $75.95 million). Compared to January 2025, damage from incidents decreased slightly – by 1.42% ($87.25 million).
In 2026, attackers managed to withdraw the most funds from the StepFinance platform — $28.9 million. In second place was an attack against Truebit Protocol, the damage from which security experts estimated at $26.4 million. SwapNet closes the top three with losses of $13.3 million. In addition, the top five included Saga.xyz ($7 million) and MakinaFi ($4.13 million). In the case of the latest hack, $2.7 million was recovered.
PeckShield experts noted that clients of crypto platforms continue to suffer the most losses from phishing attacks. In January, the damage from them exceeded $300 million.
Similar data lead by analysts from CertiK. They estimate that users lost $370.3 million from all incidents in January. Approximately $311.3 million of the total was due to phishing, with one victim losing approximately $284 million to social engineering scams.
Damage from hacks and thefts associated with cryptocurrencies reached a new historical high in 2025 and reached $4.04 billion. This is 34% more than in 2024 ($3.01 billion). PeckShield experts attribute the growth to vulnerabilities in centralized systems and the increased use of social engineering methods, with attackers often combining attacks using several techniques at once.
Chainalysis analysts estimate that the use of artificial intelligence brings more money to crypto scammers. On average, such schemes give cybercriminals $3.2 million per operation, while a typical crypto fraud costs $719,000.
