Crypto Infrastructure Exploits Drive Record 2025 Losses

Crypto private key exploits and front-end compromises have accounted for most of the $2.1 billion worth of crypto lost to attacks in the first half of 2025, says blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. 

Over 80% of crypto stolen across 75 hacks so far this year was taken in so-called infrastructure exploits, which, on average, made off with 10 times more than other attack types, TRM Labs said in a report on Thursday.

Infrastructure attacks target the technical backbone of a system to gain unauthorized control, mislead users, or reroute assets.

They…