Ah, the grand theater of the crypto realm! In the first act of 2026, our esteemed players have outdone themselves, surrendering a princely sum of $400 million to the cunning rogues of the digital underworld. A comedy of errors, indeed!
Behold, the wise sages at CertiK, guardians of the blockchain, proclaim that 40 misadventures cost the industry a modest $370.3 million. Yet, with a flourish, the total swells to $400.3 million, thanks to a late entrant-a $30 million exploit on the Solana stage, starring Step Finance.
A Phishing Tale of Epic Proportions
But lo! The crown jewel of this farce is a solitary phishing exploit, a masterpiece of deception, claiming $284 million. CertiK, ever the chronicler, declares it the month’s pièce de résistance, outshining even the most intricate protocol hacks.
#CertiKStatsAlert 🚨
Gather round, dear spectators! In January’s spectacle, ~$370.3M vanished into thin air. Of this, ~$311.3M fell to phishing, with one poor soul parting with ~$284M in a social engineering charade.
The details, my friends, await below 👇
– CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) January 31, 2026
On the 16th day of this tragicomedy, a lone investor, lured by a Trezor imposter, surrendered their recovery seed phrase. The result? A heist of 1,459 Bitcoin and 2.05 million Litecoin-a treasure fit for a digital pirate!
And where did these spoils flee? To Monero (XMR), the shadowy haven of privacy coins, where transactions vanish like mist. This exodus sparked a rally in Monero’s price, a mockery of regulators’ futile chase.
Yet, the folly does not end there! Truebit, a victim of its own code, lost $26.6 million to an overflow vulnerability. Swapnet, Saga, and Makina Finance followed suit, shedding $13 million, $6.2 million, and $4.2 million, respectively. A veritable parade of blunders!
Step Finance, alas, joined the fray, with 261,854 SOL spirited away via a “well-known attack vector.” A sophisticated actor, they say? Or merely a repeat performance of crypto’s greatest hits?
Alas, our treasury wallets were breached in the dead of APAC hours, a tale as old as time. Immediate remedies are in place, and we consult the wisest of security sages.…
– Step☀️ (@StepFinance_) January 31, 2026
As February’s curtain rises, let this serve as a lesson: even the sturdiest locks are useless when the key is handed over with a bow. Ah, the folly of it all!
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