In May 2026, there were 40 major attacks in the field of encryption, with a total loss of $817 million, a decrease of 87.4% compared to April's $647 million. Cross chain protocols remain the main target, with 8 bridging and cross chain attacks causing $333 million in losses, accounting for 41% of the total losses for the month.
Top 10 Attack Events of May:
1. @ SUPERFORTUNE888: $152 million
2. Verus Ethereum Bridge: $116 million (refunded)
3. @ THORChain: 10 million US dollars
4. @ DxSale: 7.3 million US dollars
5. @ trustedvolumes: 5.9 million US dollars
6. @ gravity-bridge: 5.4 million US dollars
7. SquidRouterModule: $3 million
8. @ StablREuro: 2.8 million US dollars
9. TAC Cross Chain Layer (TON Side): $2.8 million
10. RetoSwap: $2.7 million (PeckShieldAlert)
