Наталя Хандусенко Crypto 18 December 2025, 17:11

North Korean hackers stole a record $2 billion in crypto in 2025

North Korean hackers have stolen $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year, significantly exceeding last year's figure.

According to a report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, a significant portion of this amount comes from the largest digital heist in cryptocurrency history, when North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion from the Bybit crypto exchange in February .

Thanks to this theft, the total volume of North Korea's cryptocurrency trophies, according to analysts, increased to at least $6.75 billion over the entire observation period, writes Bloomberg.

The study also showed that the volume of crypto assets stolen by it increased by almost 50% compared to last year, accounting for the lion's share of all stolen industry funds, the total volume of which from January to early December 2025 reached $3.4 billion.

For comparison, the amount of cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers increases every year : in 2023 — $660.50 million, in 2024 — $1.34 billion, in 2025 — $2 billion.

It is no wonder that the Chainalysis report notes that “North Korea continues to pose the greatest state threat to cryptocurrency security.”