There was no shortage of

Why did hackers target DeFi L1, L2 solutions for a $1.2 billion theft

Hacks and scams in the crypto space are actually on the rise, with cybersecurity firm CertiK pointing to a crazy $1.3 billion lost to decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks last year – around

There was no shortage of DeFi hacks in the second quarter of 2025. The frequency of hacks increased while the amount of funds stolen in Q2 halved from Q1 2025.

Although decentralised finance protocols have

DeFi Hacks Are Stealing More Crypto Than Ever Before - Chainalysis

Although decentralised finance protocols have achieved increased adoption and global attention in the last decade, a negative cloud is forming. This cloud is the

A Case Study of DeFi Hacks in Q1-Q3 2025 - Medium

Whopping $1.2 Billion Stolen in Defi Hacks in Q1 of 2025

A Case Study of DeFi Hacks in Q1 2025 - Medium

DeFi Platform Hacks Amount To A Whopping $1.2 Billion

Hackers are increasingly targeting DeFi

Hackers are increasingly targeting DeFi (Decentralized Finance) cryptocurrency platforms, with Q1 2025 data showing that more platforms are being targeted

2025 Q1 in Review: Top Crypto Hacks Pull in Over $1 Billion

The first three months of 2025 have seen more and bigger DeFi hacks than ever before. Attackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto in Q1.

The second biggest DeFi hack

Cryptocurrency DeFi platforms are now more targeted than ever

The hacker managed to gain control of four signatures at once and only needed one more to inflict an exploit. On 23rd March, Axie DAO’s signature was accessed

The second biggest DeFi hack in 2025 was the Wormhole bridge hack, which resulted in $325m worth of ETH being stolen from the communication bridge between Solana

Platforms used for the growing

The statistic is concerning because of the hacks that happened in Q1 account for 35.8% of all stolen monies from the same REKT Database source. According to

Platforms used for the growing decentralized finance shift have been hacked in what has amounted to more than a billion dollars of losses. The DeFi platforms lost $1.2