Crypto hack theft falls 7% in June to $76 million as Humanity Protocol tops list: PeckShield
Quick TakeCrypto hacks totaled $75.9 million across 40 incidents in June, down 7.1% from Mays $81.7 million, according to PeckShield.The Humanity Protocol exploit topped the list at $31 million, though the projects own investigation later put losses closer to $36 million. Crypto hackers stole around $75.9 million across 40 major incidents in June, a 7.1% drop from Mays $81.7 million, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The Humanity Protocol exploit accounted for the largest share at $31 million, per PeckShields tally. Onchain analyst Specter first reported that wallets connected to the project had drained over $31 million on June 9, before Humanity Protocols own investigation later put the total closer to $36 million, The Block reported. Founder Terence Kwok attributed the breach to a compromised private key. Syscoin Bridge lost $10 million to a validation flaw that let an attacker mint billions of unbacked SYS tokens without a corresponding burn, PeckShield said. A bot tied to the address JaredFromSubway.eth, known for running MEV sandwich attacks, was itself exploited for $7.5 million, according to the tally. Secret Network, Polymarket users, SecondFi, and TESSERA rounded out the rest of Junes larger incidents, with losses ranging from $2.4 million to $4.67 million. Notably, Aztecs deprecated infrastructure was hit