The blockchain security company Certik revealed that $ 1.67 billion in crypto had been stolen by pirates in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 303% in the previous quarter.
The figure is two thirds of the total amount stolen in 2024, although it should be noted that the majority of losses in the first quarter can be allocated to Bordeau piracy of $ 1.45 billion.
Apart from this, Certik analyzed 197 hacking incidents in the first quarter, including 98 on Ethereum.
The two largest hacks according to the appeal were the burglary of $ 71 million in January and the feat of $ 49.5 million suffered by Crypto Neobank Infini.
Phishing attacks, which involve stealing the references of a victim to access personal accounts, remains the highest attack vector representing 81 incidents. There were also 15 incidents of private key compromises.
Only 0.38% of the funds stolen in the first quarter were returned, against 42.09% in the previous quarter, which makes the loss adjusted much higher. In February, no stolen funds were returned at all.
