"April 2026 saw a staggering increase in crypto hacks, with 28-30 incidents reported, resulting in losses exceeding $625 million. The month was characterized by two major attacks that dominated the loss figures."
"Drift Protocol suffered a loss of approximately $285 million on April 1 due to a social-engineering attack linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, while KelpDAO lost around $293 million on April 18 through a Layerzero bridge exploit."
"The remaining incidents in April were mostly smaller, with many losses under $5 million, indicating a broad attack surface affecting various DeFi components like lending pools and cross-chain bridges."
"April 2026's incident count reached its highest level since tracking began, averaging close to one attack per day, and surpassing previous monthly peaks of 12 to 15 incidents."
April 2026 marked a record month for crypto hacks, with 28-30 incidents resulting in over $625 million stolen. The majority of losses stemmed from two significant attacks: Drift Protocol lost approximately $285 million on April 1, and KelpDAO lost around $293 million on April 18. These two incidents accounted for 93% of the total losses for the month. The frequency of attacks reached nearly one per day, prompting analysts to warn of increased scrutiny on bridges and social engineering tactics in the coming months.
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