{"id":22938,"date":"2026-02-28T22:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/losses-from-crypto-hacks-reach-lowest-monthly-figure-since-early-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:05:28","slug":"losses-from-crypto-hacks-reach-lowest-monthly-figure-since-early-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/losses-from-crypto-hacks-reach-lowest-monthly-figure-since-early-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Losses from crypto hacks reach lowest monthly figure since early 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Crypto hacks and exploits resulted in approximately $37.7 million in losses during February 2026 and were the lowest monthly figure since March 2025 according to Certik data.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_4d86f766a25e5ab5d0d81803d095bcf8\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crypto hacks totaled $37.7M in February, lowest since March 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Wallet compromises led losses at $16.6M, ahead of phishing and exploits.<\/li>\n<li>About 30% of stolen funds were frozen or recovered during February.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Phishing attacks accounted for $8.6 million of the total, while wallet compromise led incident categories with $16.6 million in losses.<\/p>\n<p>YieldBlox topped individual exploits with $10.6 million stolen, followed by IoTeX at $8.9 million and Foom at $2.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi protocols suffered the largest losses by type at $14.4 million, while AI-related projects recorded $8.9 million in thefts.<\/p>\n<p>Funds returned or frozen reached $11.3 million, representing approximately 30% of total losses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CertiKStatsAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#CertiKStatsAlert<\/a> \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Combining all the incidents in February we\u2019ve confirmed ~$35.7M lost to exploits with ~$8.5M of the total attributed to phishing. <\/p>\n<p>This figure is the lowest monthly loss since March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>More details below \ud83d\udc47 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7McXeoH3BR\">pic.twitter.com\/7McXeoH3BR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CertiKAlert\/status\/2027715417540857949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wallet compromise and price manipulation drive February losses<\/h2>\n<p>Wallet compromise incidents totaled $16.6 million across February and were the largest crypto hacks loss category.<\/p>\n<p>Price manipulation attacks followed with $11.4 million in stolen funds, while phishing schemes drained $8.6 million from victims.<\/p>\n<p>Code vulnerability exploits accounted for $5.1 million, with exit scams adding $2.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Instadapp posted the largest single incident at $10.5 million, followed by EFX at $8.9 million. Kasm recorded $2.2 million in losses, while Initia saw $2.1 million stolen.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>CryptoFarm experienced two separate incidents totaling $2.7 million combined.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller incidents included UCC and Hedgehog at $400,000 each, with Lending and SEI Token both posting $200,000 in losses.<\/p>\n<p>DeFi protocols continued to see the highest exploit activity with $14.4 million in losses across multiple incidents.<\/p>\n<p>AI-related projects emerged as the second-largest target with $8.9 million stolen. Gambling platforms lost $2.3 million, while address poisoning and wallet drainer schemes combined for $2.7 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February shows 60% crypto hack drop from January<\/h2>\n<p>The $37.7 million February total is a sharp drop from typical monthly figures seen throughout 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Certik <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CertiKAlert\/status\/2027715417540857949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">data<\/a> shows January and February 2026 both posted lower losses than most 2025 months.<\/p>\n<p>Total incidents remained relatively stable month-over-month based on the chart. The reduction in total losses comes from fewer high-value exploits rather than decreased attack frequency.<\/p>\n<p>Phishing incidents showed similar patterns across both months, with February\u2019s $8.6 million matching January levels.<\/p>\n<p>Exploit total loss also dropped from January\u2019s elevated levels to February\u2019s $37.7 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crypto hacks and exploits resulted in approximately $37.7 million in losses during February 2026 and were the lowest monthly figure since March 2025 according to Certik data. 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