Top 10 crypto hacks of 2025 caused nearly $2.2B in losses
January 01, 2026, 6:17 PM
The 10 largest cryptocurrency hacks of 2025 resulted in approximately $2.2 billion in losses, according to a report by crypto media outlet The Block. The incidents are summarized below.
1. Bybit, Feb. 21, $1.4 billion: Private key theft and phishing, attributed to the Lazarus Group.
2. Cetus, May 22, $223 million: Liquidity drain exploiting fake tokens and a logic error.
3. Balancer (BAL), Nov. 3, $128 million: Exploitation of a calculation bug in a stablecoin pool.
4. Bitget, April 20, $100 million: Flaw in a market-making bot's logic and price manipulation.
5. Phemex, Jan. 23, $85 million: Hot wallet private key leak.
6. Nobitex, June 18, $80 million: Hot wallet hack and internal data breach.
7. Infini, Feb. 24, $49.5 million: Misuse of smart contract admin privileges.
8. BtcTurk, Aug. 14, $48 million: Hot wallet private key leak.
9. CoinDCX, July 19, $44.2 million: Server intrusion.
10. GMX, July 9, $42 million: Exploitation of a vulnerability in a liquidity provider pool's smart contract.
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