Crypto hacks total $17.1B in losses over past decade

Solid Intel reported, citing DeFiLlama data, that cryptocurrency hacks over the past decade (2016–2026) have resulted in losses of approximately $17.1 billion across 518 incidents. The majority of these losses, about $15.2 billion from over 450 incidents, occurred within the last five years. In the past year alone, damages amounted to roughly $2.5 billion from more than 140 incidents. DeFiLlama explained that recent hacking trends are shifting from exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities to stealing private keys and compromising access controls.