Blockchain security losses from 2026 to date are nearly $800 million, with incidents related to North Korea accounting for about 42%.

Gate News message, on April 11, CertiK Alert monitoring data shows that since January 1, 2026, 163 blockchain security incidents have been recorded, with total losses of about $796.7 million. Of these, at least 12 incidents are related to North Korean hacker groups, involving projects such as Step Finance, Bitrefill, and Drift Protocol, with losses totaling about $329 million, accounting for roughly 42% of total losses. For comparison, in 2025, security losses related to North Korea accounted for about 60%.

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