Crypto security losses fell 7.13% to $75.87 million in June 2026

Crypto security losses fell 7.13% to $75.87 million in June 2026

PeckShield counted 40 incidents in June, led by Humanity Protocol at more than $30 million, with compromised keys, deprecated products and cross-chain laundering featuring prominently.

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Fact Check
The primary source, PeckShield's own X post (@PeckShieldAlert), confirms every element of the claim: 40 incidents in June 2026, $75.87M total losses, a 7.13% month-over-month decrease from May's $81.7M, and Humanity Protocol as the largest incident at $31M (consistent with 'more than $30 million'). It also confirms compromised keys, deprecated products (Aztec), and cross-chain laundering. BeInCrypto and the KuCoin news flash (citing TheBlockBeats) independently report identical figures and details.
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Summary

Crypto platforms lost about $75.87 million across 40 hacks in June 2026, according to PeckShield, a 7.13% decline from May's $81.7 million. Humanity Protocol was the largest breach at more than $30 million after private keys backed up to a malware-infected developer machine were compromised. Quantstamp said the attacker used tooling and techniques commonly associated with North Korean hacking groups, while PeckShield said the proceeds were laundered across Bitcoin, Solana, Hyperliquid and BNB Chain and commingled with funds tied to the KelpDAO exploiter, suggesting a possible overlap in threat actors. Syscoin Bridge lost $10 million after an attacker minted unauthorized SYS tokens, JaredFromSubway.eth MEV bot lost $7.5 million, and Secret Network was drained for $4.67 million. Two deprecated Aztec-linked products, Aztec Payments Product and Aztec Connect, lost a combined roughly $4 million, while Polymarket users reportedly lost $3 million in a phishing campaign. SecondFi and TESSERA each recorded $2.4 million in losses, and Taiko Bridge rounded out the top 10 at $1.7 million. The month underscored how compromised keys, aging code and cross-chain fund movements remain recurring security risks for the sector.

Terms & Concepts
  • cross-chain laundering: The movement of stolen funds across multiple blockchain networks to make tracing and recovery more difficult.
  • private keys: Secret cryptographic credentials that control access to blockchain wallets or accounts.
  • phishing campaign: A social-engineering attack that tricks users into revealing credentials or approving malicious transactions.