In May, global cryptocurrency security incidents caused losses of $244.1 million, a decrease of 39.29% from the previous month

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the monitoring of PeckShield, an on-chain security analysis agency, there were about 20 major cryptocurrency security incidents in May 2025, resulting in a total loss of US$244.1 million, a month-on-month decrease of 39.29%. Among them, the Cetus protocol suffered a loss of US$220 million, which was the largest event of the month. At present, the Cetus protocol and SUI have successfully frozen US$157 million in stolen funds, and the remaining US$63 million is still in the attacker's wallet. Other major events include the Cork protocol suffering a US$12 million attack, a suspected North Korean-related hacking incident that caused a loss of US$5.2 million, and the MBU token and MaplestoryU lost US$2.2 million and US$1.2 million respectively.