The cryptocurrency ecosystem faced another challenging year in 2025, with stolen funds continuing their upward trajectory. Our analysis reveals a shift in crypto theft patterns, characterized by four key developments: the persistence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a primary threat actor, the growing severity of individual attacks on centralized services, a surge in personal wallet compromises, and an unexpected divergence in decentralized finance (DeFi) hack trends. These patterns emerge clearly from the data and reveal significant changes in how crypto theft is occurring across different platform types and victim categories. As digital asset adoption expands and valuations reach new heights, understanding these evolving security threats has become increasingly critical.

Full report : North Korean hackers stole a record $2.02 billion in crypto in 2025, a 51% YoY rise that takes its cumulative stolen total to $6.75 billion; individual wallet hacks hit 158,000.