PeckShield: Over $4.04 billion in crypto assets lost to theft in 2025, reaching a record high

BlockBeats News, January 13, according to PeckShield monitoring, in 2025, cryptocurrency-related theft cases reached a historic high, mainly driven by systemic vulnerabilities in centralized infrastructure and a strategic shift towards targeted social engineering attacks.

Total losses in 2025 exceeded $4.04 billions, an increase of about 34.2% compared to the $3.01 billions stolen in 2024. This includes $2.67 billions lost to cryptocurrency hacks (a year-on-year increase of about 24.2%) and $1.37 billions lost to scams (a year-on-year increase of about 64.2%). Approximately $334.9 millions of stolen cryptocurrency has been recovered or frozen, compared to $488.5 millions in 2024.