Record-Breaking Bybit Breach Dominates Losses

The year's defining incident occurred February 21 when hackers compromised Dubai-based exchange Bybit, stealing approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum—the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. The FBI attributed the attack to North Korea's Lazarus Group, which exploited a third-party wallet service by injecting malicious code into the transaction signing process.

"North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase, pushing their all-time total to $6.75 billion," according to blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis. The regime's hackers increasingly targeted high-value exchanges and individuals through social engineering rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities, marking a strategic shift in their approach.

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