Svmuu News: On July 22, Web3 security firm CertiK released its “Report on Wrench Attacks in the First Half of 2026.” The report shows that in the first half of 2026, a total of 52 publicly verified wrenches attacks were recorded globally, representing a 33.3% year-over-year increase; related losses amounted to approximately $124 million, an increase of about 11.8 times compared to the same period last year.
The report notes that attackers are shifting from exploiting technical vulnerabilities to targeting asset holders and their real-world social networks; incidents of “home invasions” rose from 1 in the first half of 2025 to 20, accounting for 41% of the total incidents during the same period. Europe has become a high-incidence region for such attacks, with France accounting for 33 incidents—63.5% of global cases.
CertiK stated that as real-world risks become a major challenge to digital asset security, enterprises and high-net-worth individuals need to establish more comprehensive protection systems. CertiK has launched an operational security service to help identify risks associated with the exposure of personal information, including identity, family, residence, and travel history; simultaneously, through CertiK Security Workspace, it correlates off-chain intelligence, on-chain transactions, and AML risk signals to support institutions in tracking and analyzing cybercrime activities. Furthermore, CertiK is strengthening cooperation with international law enforcement agencies such as Interpol and Europol to provide technical support for cross-border attack investigations and security policy research.