BlockThreat - July, 2026
Lessons and attack patterns shaping blockchain security
July 2026 saw $214 million lost across 50 DeFi incidents, marking a significant increase in both losses and attacker activity from the previous month. More importantly, attackers continue expanding beyond traditional smart-contract exploits and now-familiar operational security failures into entirely new parts of the blockchain security stack.
BlockThreat has been tracking this expansion for months, including warning that wallet software would become a major target before the recent wave of wallet drains materialized. That is why the Future Outlook section of this report is particularly worth paying close attention to.
In this month’s edition, we examine which security domains are now coming under attack, the incidents driving this shift, and the part of your infrastructure most likely to be targeted next so you can start building defenses ahead of time.
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