The majority of crypto exploits in the coming year won’t be caused by a zero-day bug in your favorite protocol, say crypto security experts. It’s going to be caused by you.
That’s because 2025 has shown that the majority of hacks don’t start with malicious code; they begin with a conversation, Nick Percoco, chief security officer of crypto exchange Kraken, told Cointelegraph.
lockquote data-ct-non-breakable=”undefined”>“Attackers aren’t breaking in, they’re being invited in.” lockquote>
From January to early December 2025, data from Chainalysis shows that the crypto industry witnessed over…
