October saw 56 major hacking incidents in the crypto industry, resulting in losses of $6.48 billion. According to PeckShieldAlert, October 2026 saw 56 major hacking attacks in the crypto industry, with total losses of approximately $6.48 billion, a surge of about 745% compared to September's $766.5 million. The Binance attack ($6.3 billion, with $3 billion frozen) topped the list of the largest thefts of the year, surpassing Bitget ($387 million) and Liquid Network ($320 million, with $285 million recovered). As of October 31, the top ten hacking incidents of the year accounted for 92.3% of the total losses for the year ($8.6 billion) (not deducting frozen and returned funds).