🚨 CRYPTO SECURITY ALERT: $370M VANISHED IN JANUARY 🚨
👀 What just happened?
Crypto thefts exploded to $370.3M in January 2026 — the highest in 11 months.
One single $284M phishing scam did most of the damage.
This wasn’t a hack-heavy month — it was a human-error massacre ⚠️
📉 What broke? (The damage map)
🪝 Phishing & Social Engineering: $311.3M (dominant attack vector)
🧠 On-chain exploits: ~$86M across 16 hacks
🔓 Major incidents:
Step Finance (Solana): $28.9M drained (261K+ SOL)
Truebit (TRU): $26.4M via smart contract flaw
SwapNet: $13.3M
Saga Network: $7M
Wallets, treasuries, and user trust — all hit.
⏳ Zoom out (Why this matters)
January losses = 4× higher than Jan 2025
3× higher than December 2025
Last time we saw worse? Feb 2025 after the $1.4B Bybit hack
2025 total crypto crime: $154 BILLION (Chainalysis)
This is not slowing down. It’s evolving.
📊 Market impact snapshot
🪙 Crypto:
Altcoins = high risk
DeFi tokens = trust erosion
Liquidity pulls after every exploit
📉 Stocks (crypto-linked):
Exchanges & miners face sentiment pressure
🪙 Commodities:
Neutral (risk-off flows may support gold)
📉 Bonds:
Slight bid as fear spikes
Risk premium just went up.
⚠️ Risk warning + action
❌ Stop signing blind wallet requests
🔐 Separate hot & cold wallets
🧾 Recheck permissions now
🧠 Remember: Most losses weren’t “hacks” — they were clicks
🔥 Final word
This isn’t a bull vs bear issue.
It’s security vs ignorance.
The next cycle won’t forgive careless capital.
Protect your wallet like it’s your edge — because it is.
$SUI ,
$F ,
$WLFI #Crypto #GOLD #Alert