Weekly · Issue 2 · 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-09
Crypto security incidents · weekly · 2026-W32
From 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-09, 12 crypto security incidents were publicly reported, with about $25.3M lost; the previous week had 7 and $127.0M, a change of -80% in losses. The largest was KITE Foundation (2026-08-05, about $13.3M). By technique, "Key Compromise" accounted for the most losses: 3 incidents, $15.3M. There were no phishing, frontend-hijack or rugpull incidents; the rest happened inside wallets and contracts and call for key management and code audits.
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$25.3M
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Largest incidents
| Date | Incident | Technique | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | KITE Foundation | Key Compromise | $13.3M |
| 2026-08-09 | Coinsbuy | Access Control | $7.9M |
| 2026-08-06 | RRWallet | Key Compromise | $2.0M |
| 2026-08-08 | Oraichain | Bridge & Cross-Chain | $1.0M |
| 2026-08-03 | RISEx | Access Control | $673K |
By technique
| Key Compromise | 3 | $15.3M |
| Access Control | 3 | $8.6M |
| Bridge & Cross-Chain | 2 | $1.2M |
| Token & Share Accounting | 1 | $136K |
| Input Validation | 2 | $30K |
| Governance | 1 | $8K |
By chain
| Ethereum | 4 | $21.4M |
| Tron | 1 | $7.9M |
| Bitcoin | 1 | $2.0M |
| Oraichain | 1 | $1.0M |
| RISE | 1 | $673K |
| XRPL | 1 | $200K |