Certik: Over $2.5 billion lost due to crypto hacks and scams in the first half of 2025

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Hack3d report released by CertiK reveals that in the first half of 2025, the cryptocurrency industry lost over $2.47 billion due to hacking and fraud, surpassing the total amount for the entire year of 2024. Among these, the Bybit vulnerability and the Cetus protocol vulnerability accounted for a total loss of $1.78 billion. Wallet leak incidents were the main cause, resulting in a loss of $1.7 billion, while phishing attacks led to a total loss of $410 million across 132 incidents. Ethereum was the most attacked chain, involved in 164 incidents with losses reaching $1.5 billion. Nevertheless, the total loss in the second quarter was $801 million, a decrease of 52% compared to the previous quarter.