PeckShield: The crypto industry recorded 56 major hacking incidents in October, with losses reaching $6.48 billion, a month-over-month surge of 745%.

On November 1, TechFlow reported, citing monitoring by blockchain security firm PeckShield, that the crypto industry experienced 56 major hacking incidents in October 2026, causing approximately $6.48 billion in losses, up about 745% from $766.49 million in September.

Among them, the Binance hack involved approximately $6.3 billion, with about $3 billion in assets already frozen, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft of the year to date. The Bitget hack involved approximately $387 million, and the Liquid Network hack involved approximately $320 million, ranking second and third for the year, respectively. Liquid Network has recovered approximately $285 million.

PeckShield statistics show that, as of October 31, cumulative losses from hacking incidents in the crypto industry in 2026 reached approximately $8.6 billion, with the top 10 attacks accounting for 92.3% of total losses. The above figures have not yet deducted frozen and recovered funds.

Source: TechFlow