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Total value stolen and media<\/a>n hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly\u2019s managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.<\/p>\n Fears that artificial intelligence would trigger a wave of catastrophic decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks in what was coined as a \u201chackpocalypse\u201d have not materialized, according to Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.<\/p>\n While the incident count grew to a record high, the median size of hacks has dipped below $500,000 this year, down from over $2 million in 2025. Qureshi argued<\/a> that this shows malicious actors using AI are targeting \u201csmall protocols and abandonware\u201d while larger DeFi protocols have fortified themselves against AI\u2019s threat.<\/p>\n Excluding outlier months with large incidents, such as the Bybit hack in February 2025 along with the Drift Protocol and KelpDAO exploits in April of this year, 2026 has still seen less value hacked per month than the previous year, said Qureshi.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n