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TRX CertiK reports ~$6.5B lost to exploits and phishing in October 2026
CertiK Alert reported that roughly $6.5B was lost to exploits and phishing in October, and that 2026 losses of about $9.2B make it the highest-loss year on record. The post cites the CertiK Report Security Dashboard as its source.
Why “Unverified”
- Reported by CertiK Alert alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
1 independent source group across 1 post · evidence score 68/100. How labels work
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What the sources claim
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CertiK confirmed about $6.5B was lost to exploits and phishing in October.
“In October we’ve confirmed ~$6.5B lost to exploits and phishing”
CertiK Alert -
CertiK says 2026 has the highest recorded losses at about $9.2B.
“With ~$9.2B in losses, 2026 now has the highest losses on record”
CertiK Alert
Sources
- #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 → certik.com
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Summary and claims extracted by AI with prompt analyze-story@5 on 2026-11-01 00:00 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.