Gate News message, April 3, CertiK monitoring data shows that in March 2026 a total of 46 security incidents were recorded (excluding phishing), with total losses of about $39.8 million—this is the highest number of security incidents recorded in a month since November 2024. CertiK said that after hitting a low point in the third quarter of 2025, security incidents increased again in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, with an increasing number of cases where code vulnerabilities were exploited over the past two quarters.
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