$766 Million Lost to Crypto Hacks in One Month: What It Means for Your Custody

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.CertiK counts around $766.4 million in damage for September 2026, the highest monthly figure of the year. Two incidents carry more than 92 percent of it, and both hit a place where your balance could be sitting too.The security firm CertiK published its monthly tally on September 30, 2026, and it reads worse than any month before it this year: crypto platforms and their users lost around $766.4 million in September through exploits and phishing. That is roughly three and a half times the August figure of $215 million, and it is at the same time the month with the highest number of individual incidents in 2026. For an investor in Europe the sum is at first a number from another world. It gets interesting once you take it apart. The $766 million did not accumulate out of hundreds of small fraud cases but came, to more than 92 percent, from exactly two events. And both of them hit a place where your balance could be sitting too. CertiK counts $766.4 million in damage for September ...