PeckShield: Crypto asset theft losses exceeded $4.04 billion in 2025, a record high.
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PeckShield reports crypto theft losses hit a record $4.04 billion in 2025, up 34.2% from 2024, driven by infrastructure vulnerabilities and social engineering attacks, with only $334.9 million recovered.
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According to Foresight News , PeckShieldAlert monitoring shows that crypto-related thefts reached a record high in 2025, primarily driven by systemic vulnerabilities in centralized infrastructure and a strategic shift towards targeted social engineering attacks.
Total losses in 2025 exceeded $4.04 billion, an increase of approximately 34.2% from $3.01 billion in 2024. This includes $2.67 billion in losses from hacking attacks (an increase of approximately 24.2% year-over-year) and $1.37 billion in losses from fraud (an increase of approximately 64.2% year-over-year). Of this, approximately $334.9 million in stolen cryptocurrency has been recovered or frozen, compared to $488.5 million in 2024.