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Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in cryptocurrencies this year, a new record for cryptocurrency theft hacks, according to blockchain monitoring firms.
Once again, in 2025, there were dozens of cryptocurrency thefts hitting several cryptocurrency exchanges and other Web 3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. The largest hack ever was the hack that occurred on the Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, where… Hackers stole about $1.4 billion In encryption. Blockchain analysis companiesAnd also FBIHackers have accused the North Korean government – the group most targeted for cryptocurrencies in the past few years – for this massive theft.
This was the largest known cryptocurrency heist ever, and one of the largest financial heists in human history. Before the Bybit hack, the largest cryptocurrency thefts netted $624 million in profits and $611 million for hackers in 2022 breaches against Ron network and poly meshrespectively.
Cryptocurrency monitoring firms Chainalogy and TRM Labs estimate a total of $2.7 billion in cryptocurrencies will be stolen in 2025, according to data shared with TechCrunch. Chainalysis also tracked another $700,000 stolen from individual cryptocurrency wallets, the company said.
De.Fi, the web security company that runs 3 Correct database which tracks cryptocurrency thefts, also estimated $2.7 billion in stolen and hacked cryptocurrencies last year.
As usual, North Korean government hackers were the most successful cryptocurrency thieves throughout 2025, having stolen at least $2 billion, according to Chainalogy and Elliptic, which estimated that Kim Jong Un’s hackers… They have stolen about $6 billion since 2017. North Korea is using cryptocurrency thefts to fund its sanctioned nuclear weapons program.
Other significant cryptocurrency hacks this year are those encountered Cetuswhich is a decentralized exchange, netted hackers $223 million; Violation against stabilizera protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, resulting in a loss of $128 million; The other is against cryptocurrency exchanges VimexCybercriminals stole more than $73 million.
Cybercriminals targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and other DeFi projects are not slowing down. In 2024, Hackers stole $2.2 billion in cryptocurrenciesWhile the year before, in 2023, The total was $2 billion.