<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Hackers stole over $2.1 billion in digital assets in 2025, surpassing the total for all of 2024 in just six months.</li><li>Key incident was the $1.5 billion breach of Bybit in February, contributing to nearly 70% of the total stolen funds.</li><li>DeFi vulnerabilities persist, but the focus now is on infrastructure-level weaknesses like stolen keys, compromised interfaces, and internal flaws.</li><li>State-backed actors, including North Korea and politically motivated groups, are increasingly using crypto theft as a geopolitical tool, emphasizing the value of digital assets in global conflicts.</li></ul>

Crypto Hackers Steal $2.1B in 2025 Amid Rising Geopolitical Attacks

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