Report: 75 cryptocurrency thefts in the first half of the year resulted in a total of $2.1 billion stolen, exceeding the first half record set in 2022

Odaily Planet Daily News The latest TRM cryptocurrency crime report shows that cryptocurrency thefts surged in the first half of 2025, with at least 75 attacks resulting in more than $2.1 billion stolen, almost the same as the total in 2024 and exceeding the first half record set in 2022. However, the report shows that the $1.5 billion Bybit hack in February accounted for nearly 70% of the total losses. In addition to the huge losses in February, January, April, May and June were the only four months with losses exceeding $100 million. Only March had losses below $100 million. The report concluded: "In the first half of 2025, crimes committed by groups associated with North Korea accounted for $1.6 billion of the total stolen funds, accounting for about 70% of all stolen funds." At the same time, the TRM team found that in the first half of 2025, infrastructure attacks such as private key and mnemonic theft or front-end intrusions accounted for more than 80% of the stolen funds. On the other hand, protocol vulnerabilities accounted for another 12%, highlighting the continued existence of vulnerabilities in DeFi smart contracts. (News.bitcoin)