Virtual Asset Hacking Reaches $2.1 Billion in the First Half of the Year... 70% Attributed to North Korea

Despite the cryptocurrency (virtual asset) market integrating into the mainstream, incidents such as hacking continue to occur frequently.

On the 28th (KST), CoinQoo, analyzing TRM Labs' report, reported that hacking damages in the virtual asset market during the first half of 2025 reached $2.1 billion.

Of the total losses amounting to $2.1 billion, $1.6 billion is related to North Korea's hacking crimes.

Meanwhile, the largest single incident was the theft of Ethereum (ETH) worth approximately $1.5 billion at Bybit in February.

The report stated, "Over 80% of the stolen funds resulted from infrastructure-level breaches, including private key theft and front-end hijacking."