[Number of Hacking Incidents Hits Record High, Crypto Projects Lose Approximately $972 Million in the First Half of 2026] Odaily Planet Daily News: According to a report by Immunefi, crypto projects suffered a cumulative loss of approximately $972 million due to 207 hacking incidents in the first half of 2026, marking a record high in the number of attacks. However, the total losses remained below $1 billion and were less than half the scale of losses in the first half of 2025. The report highlighted that losses from attacks in the DeFi sector have decreased by 74% compared to the peak of $2.62 billion in 2022, dropping to approximately $680.3 million, with the median loss per incident declining by 75% over the same period. Additionally, the sources of risk are shifting from simple smart contract vulnerabilities to infrastructure failures, private key leaks, cross-chain configuration errors, and weaknesses in privileged access.