BlockBeats News, August 27th, According to the latest security report "2026 State of Crypto Security Report" released by CoinGecko, during the period from January 2025 to July 2026, crypto platforms suffered a cumulative loss of over $36.3 billion in 245 security incidents, with the top ten attacks contributing to over 72.5% of the stolen amount.
The report pointed out that supply chain and infrastructure vulnerabilities remain the primary security risks faced by CEX and DEX, with losses exceeding $18 billion. Specifically, CEX platforms were most at risk from private key leaks, while dApps saw around $546 million stolen due to smart contract bugs.
It is worth noting that out of the 245 security incidents mentioned above, 147 involved platforms that had undergone independent security audits, accounting for about 60%, with the stolen funds corresponding to 88.44% of the total losses. CoinGecko stated that the majority of attacks were beyond the scope of traditional audits, citing reasons such as external infrastructure, unaudited code updates, and governance attacks, with only about 11% of the incidents involving smart contract flaws within the audit scope.
