PeckShieldAlert reports that 2025 marked an all-time high in crypto-related thefts, driven mainly by systemic vulnerabilities in centralized infrastructure and a strategic shift toward targeted social engineering.
🟠 Total losses in 2025 exceeded $4.04b, up ~34.2% YoY from $3.01b in 2024 🟠 $2.67b lost to crypto hacks (~24.2% YoY growth) 🟠 $1.37b lost to fraud and scams (~64.2% YoY growth) 🟠 Attack focus has shifted from pure technical exploits to human-targeted vectors 🟠 Centralized systems remain the primary point of failure
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2025 becomes a record year for crypto theft.
PeckShieldAlert reports that 2025 marked an all-time high in crypto-related thefts, driven mainly by systemic vulnerabilities in centralized infrastructure and a strategic shift toward targeted social engineering.
🟠 Total losses in 2025 exceeded $4.04b, up ~34.2% YoY from $3.01b in 2024
🟠 $2.67b lost to crypto hacks (~24.2% YoY growth)
🟠 $1.37b lost to fraud and scams (~64.2% YoY growth)
🟠 Attack focus has shifted from pure technical exploits to human-targeted vectors
🟠 Centralized systems remain the primary point of failure
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