PeckShield: September Crypto Hacks Reach $766M

PeckShieldAlert recorded 55 major hacks across the crypto industry in September 2026, producing $766.49M in losses—a 462% month-over-month rise from August's $136.3M. The Bitget breach near $387M and LiquidNetwork incident at $320M (with $285M returned) now sit at the top of 2026 theft rankings ahead of Drift and KelpDAO/LayerZero, matching patterns seen in history of largest cryptocurrency exchange hacks and their market impact as well as crypto industry loss trends from major security incidents.