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The amount of cryptocurrency theft in the first half of 2025 has exceeded the total for the entire last year

2025-07-18 08:33:32

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group's attack on the exchange Bybit resulted in approximately $1.5 billion in funds being stolen, bringing the total amount of cryptocurrency theft in the first half of 2025 to $2.17 billion, surpassing the total for the entire year of 2024.

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