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In the first half of 2025, criminals stole $2.1 billion from the crypto industry.

Infrastructure attacks that led to losses of over 80% included the theft of private keys, seed phrases, and front-end substitution.

Often, criminals employed social engineering methods or acted through insiders. According to TRM Labs, the average damage from such incidents is ten times greater than losses from other types of hacks.

Another 12% of losses are related to vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, such as attacks using instant loans and re-entrance attacks.

The total volume of losses for the first six months of 2025 nearly reached the level for the entire year of 2024 and exceeded the record of the first half of 2022 by 10%.

Therefore, be cautious and always keep your seed phrases in a secure place; do not use screenshots or text documents on PCs and smartphones. $BTC