PeckShield: Cryptocurrency Asset Theft Losses Exceed $4.04 Billion in 2025, Reaching a Record High

Techub News reports, according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, the total losses from cryptocurrency-related theft cases in 2025 exceeded $4.04 billion, an increase of approximately 34.2% compared to $3.01 billion in 2024. It is stated that this was mainly influenced by systemic vulnerabilities in centralized infrastructure and an increase in targeted social engineering attacks. By type, hacking caused approximately $2.67 billion in losses (a year-on-year increase of about +24.2%), while fraud losses amounted to approximately $1.37 billion (a year-on-year increase of about +64.2%). Additionally, approximately $334.9 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency assets have been recovered or frozen, lower than the $488.5 million in 2024.