10 years, $17.1 billion evaporated, this is not because hackers have become stronger, but because attack methods have upgraded.

The latest statistics provide a very critical set of data:
Over the past decade (2016–2026), the crypto industry has suffered a total loss of up to $17.1 billion, involving 518 security incidents;
Over the past five years (2021–2026), losses have further concentrated to $15.2 billion, with over 450 incidents;
And in just the past year, losses still reached $2.5 billion, with more than 140 incidents.
But what truly needs attention is not the scale, but the shift in attack logic—
The market is moving from the “era of technical vulnerabilities” to the “era of permission and human nature attacks.”
Previously:
Hackers mainly targeted smart contract vulnerabilities (code-level issues)
Now:
The core risks have shifted to—
Private key leaks, permission abuse, access control failures (issues with people and system management)
What does this imply?
A one-sentence summary:
The attack threshold is lowering, but the destruction efficiency is increasing.
Because compared to complex contract vulnerability exploits,
“Getting the keys” is much simpler and more direct than “cracking the safe.”
The impact on the market is deeper than you think:
1) Project teams’ security boundaries are shifting from “code security” to “permission systems”
2) Centralized links (including exchanges, custody, team management) are becoming new weak points
3) Hacker attacks are increasingly leaning toward “social engineering + internal infiltration”
Therefore, the true dividing line in the future is not technology, but:
Who has a security system closer to “financial-grade risk control”
Remember one thing:
In a bull market, you make money from volatility; hackers are after all your money.
This market is no longer just about cognition, but about “who can survive until the end.”
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