Morning Edition · Monday, October 12, 2026Published at 1:41 AM EDT · New York

79thVault recovers 92% of $12.5 million drained through a single operator key as October hack losses pass $98 million

Cointelegraph's tally puts 2026 hack losses at $2.68 billion through September, and the cause of a $4 million wallet drain on a trader at Token2049 is still unknown.

According to Cointelegraph's running tally, hackers took $2.68 billion in crypto through September, and October has already added more than $98 million. Most of the October figure comes from the tampered Ledger devices covered in today's le…