Hackers stole more than $2.47 billion worth of cryptocurrencies in the first half of 2025, according to Certik data hack3d report.
Most of this number can be attributed to two events. this Baibai Bi loophole and CETUS protocol utilization Total value of US$1.78 billion.
Wallet compromise was a key attack vector for hackers in the first half of this year, causing $1.7 billion worth of losses, while phishing remained rampant, resulting in $410 million of the 132 incidents being stolen.
Phishing is a technology used by hackers to steal victim passwords or credentials to access accounts.
“While the overall figures are alarming, it is important to point out that most of the funds lost in H1 are attributed to two concentrated high-impact events,” said Ronghui Gu, co-founder of Certik.
“But anyway, the results are a reminder of the industry that there is still a lot of work to be done,” Gu added.
The report also found that $801 million was lost in the second quarter alone, down 52% from the previous quarter. Most hackers occurred on Ethereum, with $1.5 billion stolen in 164 incidents, followed by Bitcoin, stolen $373 million in 10 incidents.
