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Surge in Crypto Thefts: Over $2 Billion Lost in Q1 2025

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Jorge Santos

The cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by a sharp rise in cyber thefts, with more than $2 billion stolen in just the first quarter of 2025. Hacken’s Web3 Security Report shows that thefts are up 96% compared to the same period in 2024. This is one of the biggest waves of cybercrime the crypto sector has ever seen. Analysts suggest that rising geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic instability, and growing sophistication among cybercriminal groups are contributing factors behind this escalation. High-Profile Breaches Fuel Massive Losses Among the most devastating attacks was the…

I Caught You, Pervert! Phishing Scams and How to Protect Yourself

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 Sven Martinsson

Earlier this week I was contacted by an old friend who was nervous about potentially having been hacked. The message read something like this: “I got this email saying they caught me doing something disgusting. They claim to have hacked my accounts and want Bitcoin, or they’ll share everything with my friends and family. They sent it from my own email address! Is this real? Am I screwed?” We met up at a café in a grey and rainy Helsinki, her laptop and phone between us, the screen still displaying…