According to the latest data from on-chain security tracking agencies, a total of 26 major crypto security incidents were recorded in December 2025, resulting in a total loss of approximately $76 million. This figure represents a significant decrease from the $194 million in November, a month-on-month decline of over 60%.
Among the most severe incidents this month, address poisoning attacks caused a wallet to suffer losses of about $50 million, accounting for more than half of the total. Another incident involving private key leakage led to the theft of approximately $27.3 million from a multi-signature wallet, exposing security vulnerabilities that even multi-signature mechanisms cannot fully prevent.
These events serve as a reminder to users: whether it is wallet security management, address verification, or private key protection, any oversight in these areas can lead to substantial asset losses. In the rapidly developing Web3 ecosystem, strengthening security awareness and protective measures remains the top priority for safeguarding digital assets.
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0xSleepDeprived
· 11h ago
Multi-signature can also be exploited, so how can we play? There's really no such thing as absolute security.
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screenshot_gains
· 11h ago
Address poisoning is really incredible; 50 million is gone just like that. Multi-signature can't save us either.
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EthSandwichHero
· 11h ago
$50 million address poisoning, how careless is that...
Multi-signature can also be hacked, really nothing can be fully trusted anymore.
The sharp decline this month shows that everyone has finally learned a lesson, right?
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LayerZeroHero
· 12h ago
It has proven that multi-signature cannot prevent private key leaks... This is the most heartbreaking point—the protocol architecture itself is fine, but the human factor could cause a collapse.
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ConfusedWhale
· 12h ago
50 million USD lost just because of a wrong address, this is truly outrageous.
Can't even secure multi-signature? I'm really panicking.
Private keys still need to be kept safe by yourself; don't trust any third parties.
Oh my, a 60% drop sounds good, but 76 million is still too harsh.
Address poisoning is really hard to prevent; every time, you have to think twice before acting.
According to the latest data from on-chain security tracking agencies, a total of 26 major crypto security incidents were recorded in December 2025, resulting in a total loss of approximately $76 million. This figure represents a significant decrease from the $194 million in November, a month-on-month decline of over 60%.
Among the most severe incidents this month, address poisoning attacks caused a wallet to suffer losses of about $50 million, accounting for more than half of the total. Another incident involving private key leakage led to the theft of approximately $27.3 million from a multi-signature wallet, exposing security vulnerabilities that even multi-signature mechanisms cannot fully prevent.
These events serve as a reminder to users: whether it is wallet security management, address verification, or private key protection, any oversight in these areas can lead to substantial asset losses. In the rapidly developing Web3 ecosystem, strengthening security awareness and protective measures remains the top priority for safeguarding digital assets.