In brief
- The amount of crypto stolen by hackers in the first half of 2025 has set a new record.
- Over $2.1 billion was swiped by hackers in the first six months of this year.
- Blockchain intelligence provider TRM Labs said hackers linked to North Korea are mostly to blame.
Hackers have stolen $2.1 billion in crypto, a record high in the first half of 2025, with North Korean-sponsored actors accounting for 70% of the losses, a report released Friday by blockchain intelligence provider TRM Labs shows.
The total amount was 10% more than the previous high set in 2022, according to “H1 2025 Crypto Hacks and Exploits: A New Record Amid Evolving Threats,” which noted that North Korean groups were allegedly behind $1.6 billion of the stolen crypto.
TRM said that North Korea has cemented its “position as the most prolific nation-state threat actor in the crypto space.”
“Thefts serve as a critical tool of statecraft” for the country, the report added.
The huge sum of swiped funds in the first
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Author: Mathew Di Salvo
