In July 2025, cryptocurrency attacks caused losses of at least 142 million USD, a 27% increase compared to June, according to PeckShield. The largest incident was the hack of CoinDCX ( in India, which lost 44 million USD on July 18; one employee was arrested. On July 11, GMX was compromised for 40 million USD, but the hacker later returned the funds. BigONE lost 27 million USD due to an attack on its hot wallet, while WOO X was phished on July 24, losing at least 14 million USD. The stolen assets included BTC, ETH, BNB, and ARB. All affected accounts have been refunded from the reserve fund. Security experts warn of a trend where hackers target off-chain systems instead of smart contracts, requiring projects to enhance backend infrastructure security. Compared to July 2024 )266 million USD(, total losses have decreased by 46%.
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Cryptocurrency hacks reached 142 million dollars in July.
In July 2025, cryptocurrency attacks caused losses of at least 142 million USD, a 27% increase compared to June, according to PeckShield. The largest incident was the hack of CoinDCX ( in India, which lost 44 million USD on July 18; one employee was arrested. On July 11, GMX was compromised for 40 million USD, but the hacker later returned the funds. BigONE lost 27 million USD due to an attack on its hot wallet, while WOO X was phished on July 24, losing at least 14 million USD. The stolen assets included BTC, ETH, BNB, and ARB. All affected accounts have been refunded from the reserve fund. Security experts warn of a trend where hackers target off-chain systems instead of smart contracts, requiring projects to enhance backend infrastructure security. Compared to July 2024 )266 million USD(, total losses have decreased by 46%.