Hackers Still Hold $287 Million in Stolen Crypto That Can’t Be Frozen, Blockaid Report Says
By Unchained
AI summary of the source article
Hackers still control $287.1 million in unfreezable stolen crypto from 2026 exploits totaling $1.18 billion, according to Blockaid. As of September 2, only $9.8 million had been returned to victims.
Why it matters
Blockaid CEO Ido Ben-Natan stated that "Seventeen minutes is an incredibly short window for any security team to detect an attack, identify where the money went, and coordinate a response."
Key facts
- Blockaid found that 60 major onchain exploits from January through August 2026 accounted for $1.18 billion in stolen funds.
- Attackers moved stolen funds with a median time of 17 minutes, moving within an hour in 68% of analyzed cases.
- Of the $91.2 million frozen or returned, 99.1% was secured through controls operated by protocols, governance bodies, or validators.
Source excerpt · Unchained
Across 60 exploits this year, attackers started moving funds a median 17 minutes after a hack, and less than 1% of the $1.18 billion taken had reached victims by September, the security firm found. The post Hackers Still Hold $287 Million in Stolen Crypto That Can’t Be Frozen, Blockaid Report Says appeared first on Unchained .