DeFi platform suffered $92 million in losses due to hacker attacks in April, with cumulative losses exceeding $1.7 billion this year

Odaily Planet Daily News: According to Immunefi's report, the April 2025 crypto hacking incident resulted in DeFi platforms losing $92 million, an increase of 124% from $41 million in March. Among them, the open-source platform UPCX suffered an attack worth over 70 million US dollars, which was the biggest incident of the month; KiloEx suffered a loss of $7.5 million due to a hacker attack, and the hacker subsequently returned all the funds. The report states that all attacks in April targeted DeFi platforms, and centralized exchanges did not report any security incidents. As of the end of April, the cumulative losses from encryption hacking attacks in 2025 have reached $1.7 billion, exceeding the total of $1.49 billion for the entire year of 2024. Immunefi founder Mitchell Amador stated that state backed hacker groups pose a major threat and suggested that the protocol adopt a "zero trust" architecture to strengthen security protection. （Cointelegraph）