Summary
Q1 saw 391 events and an unprecedented $800M+ impact. The quarter was defined by the theft of future technologies and massive expropriation of decentralized finance.
Correlated Data
There is a clear geopolitical division of labor: Russia focuses on kinetic disruption in Europe, while China and North Korea focus on technological dominance and economic extraction.
Patterns & Trends
Moving from Q4 2025’s seasonal disruptions, Q1 2026 showed a severe escalation in targeted, high-value asset theft.
Adopting bleeding-edge tech (DeFi, LLMs) introduces nation-state risk on day one.
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