#CryptoScamSurge Considering that over $2.17 billion was stolen from cryptocurrency services in 2025, this year is more destructive than the entire year of 2024. The hack of the ByBit exchange by North Korea for $1.5 billion, the largest single hack in the history of cryptocurrencies, accounts for the majority of service losses.

As of the end of June 2025, $17% more funds have been stolen since the beginning of the year compared to 2022, which was previously the worst year in recorded history. If current trends continue, stolen funds from services could exceed $4 billion by the end of the year.

The compromise of personal wallets now represents an increasing share of the total theft volume in the ecosystem, with attackers increasingly targeting individual users, accounting for 23.35% of all stolen funds activity since the beginning of 2025.

"Wrench attacks" — physical violence or coercion against cryptocurrency owners — show a correlation with fluctuations in Bitcoin prices, indicating opportunistic targeting during periods of high value.