GoPlus RektDatabase reports over 1,200 notable Web3 security incidents in 2025, driving losses above $3.5 billion — a sobering signal for developers and investors.
Key attack vectors were private key theft via trojans and social engineering, phishing, and Rug Tokens scams.
The largest breaches were the Bybit hack ($1.5B on Feb 21), the Cetus hack ($223M on May 22), and the Balancer hack ($128M on Nov 2).
The trend shows more high-value events with a declining cost for minor fraud, as attackers pursue both precision hunting and broad-net schemes.
Twelve incidents exceeded $30M, seven of which tied to CeFi; root causes include administrator and hot wallet private-key theft.
Source: https://en.coinotag.com/breakingnews/web3-security-in-2025-over-1200-incidents-causing-3-5b-in-losses-driven-by-private-key-theft-phishing-and-rug-tokens-bybit-cetus-balancer-hacks
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