Rug Pull: Cryptocurrency Losses Due to Theft Hit Record High of $4.04 Billion in 2025

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

The total loss in 2025 exceeded $4.04 billion, an increase of about 34.2% from the $3.01 billion stolen in 2024. This includes: $2.67 billion in losses from cryptocurrency hacking attacks (a year-on-year increase of about 24.2%) and $1.37 billion in fraud losses (a year-on-year increase of about 64.2%). Approximately $334.9 million of the stolen cryptocurrency has been recovered or frozen, compared to $488.5 million in 2024.