April DeFi Exploits - $634M stolen across 31 incidents

Rickler Feed (@rickler_feed), May 1, 2026, 12:20 UTC

April DeFi Exploits - $634M stolen across 31 incidents April 2026 was a brutal month for DeFi security, 31 separate hacks drained over $634M from protocols, exchanges, and wallets - making it one of the worst months for crypto exploits in history. Bridge exploits remain the deadliest category in DeFi — KelpDAO's $292M drain alone outweighs everything else combined. The oracle manipulation + fake token combo also struck twice, hitting Drift and Rhea for a combined $303M and proving price feed vulnerabilities are still DeFi's weakest seam. If 2025 set the record at $3.4B+ stolen, 2026 is on p…

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