#CryptoScamSurge With over $2.17 billion stolen from cryptocurrency services so far in 2025, this year is more devastating than the entirety of 2024. The DPRK's $1.5 billion hack of ByBit, the largest single hack in crypto history, accounts for the majority of service losses.

Cryptocurrency payments typically are not reversible. Once you pay with cryptocurrency, you can only get your money back if the person you paid sends it back. But contact the company you used to send the money and tell them it was a fraudulent transaction. Ask them to reverse the transaction, if possible.