According to PeckShieldAlert, crypto hacks excluding scams in 2025 surpassed 200 incidents with total losses above $2.67B, a 24% rise from $2.15B in 2024 (source: PeckShieldAlert). PeckShieldAlert reports February 2025 saw a record $1.51B stolen across 20 incidents, primarily driven by the Bybit-related incident (source: PeckShieldAlert).

According to the source, crypto firms faced a record $2.72 billion in theft in 2025 as attackers expanded across major exchanges and DeFi platforms. According to the source, the breadth of incidents highlights security risk exposure at both centralized exchanges and DeFi protocols that traders must factor into risk management. According to the source, the scale and reach of these thefts warrant heightened due diligence on venue security, custody practices, and smart contract risk when sizing positions and selecting execution venues.

According to @CoinMarketCap, $3.3 billion was lost to crypto hacks in 2025 even as the total number of attacks fell, with losses concentrated in fewer, more sophisticated supply-chain exploits per CertiK (source: CoinMarketCap post on Dec 23, 2025 citing CertiK). For traders, CertiK’s finding of concentrated supply-chain exploits highlights elevated single-point-of-failure risk across DeFi and infrastructure, warranting closer monitoring of project dependency exposure and security disclosures during risk pricing (source: CoinMarketCap citing CertiK).