CertiK Intel3D: H1 2026 Wrench Attacks Report Reveals 33% Surge in Physical Crypto Crime, Estimated Losses Top $124 Million
NEW YORK, July 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ce tiK ece tly eleased its I tel3D: H1 2026 W e ch Assaults Repo t, eveali g that bodily coe cio agai st c ypto holde s i te sified i the fi st half of 2026. Ce tiK eco ded 52 ve ified w e ch assaults globally, up f om 39 i H1 2025, with eco ded fi a cial exposu e eachi g a estimated $124.1 millio . The fi di gs co fi m that w e ch assaults a e a st uctu al th eat faci g c ypto holde s, fou de s, a d i stitutio s wo ldwide.
Ave age eco ded exposu e pe i cide t ose f om app oximately $270,000 i H1 2025 to $2.39 millio i H1 2026. These figu es i clude a som dema ds, fo ced t a sfe s, a d f oze o ecove ed belongings athe tha co fi med c imi al p ofits, however they poi t to attacke s pu sui g fewe , highe -value ta will get.
Eu ope accou ted fo 39 of 52 ve ified i cide ts i H1 2026, o 79.6% of the worldwide whole. F a ce eco ded 33 i cide ts, ep ese ti g 63.5% of all ve ified circumstances wo ldwide a d 84.6% of Eu opea i cide ts. Ce tiK’s epo t otes that F a ce’s seen c ypto ecosystem, combi ed with majo knowledge b eaches such because the ANTS a d F a ce T avail i cide ts, probably co t ibuted to this.
Essentially the most sig ifica t shift i H1 2026 was the ise of residence i vasio , which g ew f om a si gle eco ded i cide t i H1 2025 to twenty i H1 2026. Child appi g emai ed a pe siste t th eat, isi g f om 12 to 16 i cide ts, whereas to tu e (4) a d mu de (1) held regular yea -ove -yea .
Ce tiK’s epo t emphasizes that t aditio al custody recommendation, ha dwa e wallets a d offli e seed ph ases, is o lo ge sufficie t. It ecomme ds multi-sig atu e a d MPC setups, withd awal delays, staged vault a chitectu e, a d household p epa ed ess p otocols as esse tial safegua ds agai st coe cio -based assaults.
Media co tactElisa Yiti g Xuyiti g.xu@ce tik.com
