According to @zachxbt, the first half of 2025 has set a grim record with over $2.1 billion lost to crypto hacks and exploits, marking the worst six-month period for digital asset security. A TRM Labs report highlights that North Korean-linked groups are the primary threat, responsible for $1.6 billion (70%) of these losses, heavily skewed by the historic $1.5 billion Bybit hack. From a trading perspective, the attack vectors have critically shifted; over 80% of stolen funds now originate from infrastructure-level breaches like private key theft, which are ten times more lucrative than the once-dominant DeFi smart contract exploits. Concurrently, a new malware threat named PylangGhost has emerged, as detailed by Cisco Talos. This malware, operated by the North Korean group Famous Chollima, targets crypto professionals through fake job applications for major firms like Coinbase, Robinhood, and Uniswap. The malware is designed to steal credentials and data from over 80 browser extensions, including popular wallets like MetaMask and Phantom, posing a direct and severe risk to individual traders' holdings. Despite these significant security threats, market data indicates resilience, with Ethereum (ETH) posting a 24-hour gain of over 6%, trading around $2,600.