Key Takeaways
- Cryptocurrency exploit losses decreased by more than 60% in December compared to November.
- A total of 26 major incidents resulted in losses of $76 million, down from $194 million in November.
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Losses related to cryptocurrency exploits fell more than 60% from November levels, reaching $76 million in December 2025, PeckShield reported Thursday.
The largest single address poisoning attack resulted in $50 million in losses. Another major breach involved a multi-sig wallet where more than $27 million was lost due to a private key leak.
Address poisoning scams, where attackers create similar wallet addresses to trick users into sending funds, remained an active attack vector during the month.
This month’s top five exploits include multi-signature breaches worth over $27 million, babur.sol at $22 million, Trust Wallet at $8.5 million, and Unleash Protocol and Flow Blockchain at $3.9 million each.