More than $2.1 billion in crypto assets were stolen in the first half of 2025, 70% of which came from North Korean-related hacker groups

Odaily Planet Daily News According to the TRM Labs report, the cumulative losses in the crypto field due to hacker attacks in the first half of 2025 exceeded US$2.1 billion, of which about US$1.6 billion (70%) were carried out by North Korean-related organizations. The largest case was the US$1.5 billion robbery against Bybit in February, setting a record high. The report pointed out that more than 80% of the stolen funds came from infrastructure-level intrusions, including private key theft and front-end hijacking. In addition, on June 18, another organization named GonjeshkeDarande launched a targeted attack on the Iranian exchange Nobitex, with an amount of approximately US$90 million, indicating that national-level cyber operations are exacerbating industry security risks. (Coincu)