Volunteer organizations handled over 1,800 safety tickets in 2025, with hacking attacks in the crypto ecosystem reaching new highs

2025-12-31 18:20:13

【Crypto World】A volunteer-driven cryptocurrency security organization has achieved remarkable results over the past year—handling over 1,800 support tickets in 2025, more than doubling the total since its founding in 2023.

The complexity of their work has also increased. Behind these 1,800+ tickets, there are over 125 crisis “war rooms” managed, and the team responded to more than 3,300 emergency requests through the SEAL 911 Telegram channel. These figures not only reflect the organization’s expansion but also point to a stark reality: cyberattacks are making a comeback in the crypto ecosystem.

The most shocking case of 2025 was the $1.4 billion hack of a leading exchange, which became the largest single loss of the year. Attack methods are also evolving—beyond traditional private key leaks and carefully crafted phishing attacks, a more aggressive “wrench attack” (physical threats targeting users) has seen a significant rise, sharply increasing the defensive pressure on the entire ecosystem.

Interestingly, such a critical security organization operates on a non-profit model. With an annual budget of only around $2 million, it relies entirely on volunteers and community donations. In the face of industry scale and threat levels, this resource level seems somewhat stretched.

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 17h ago

1800 tickets doubled? Damn, this ecosystem is really broken... Hackers are all in action, and we're still bragging here. 14 million USD just gone? I'm stunned. Wrench attack? New tricks again... Quickly check your wallets, don’t get exploited again. These volunteers are really tough, 125 operation rooms, I’d be exhausted. No matter how powerful security organizations are, they can't stop these shitcoin thieves. Private key leaks, phishing, wrench attacks happening one after another... We're truly living in hell mode. Looks like I need to be more cautious this year; who still dares to connect wallets casually? 3300 emergency requests, how many per hour on average... the pressure is intense. Is the ecosystem collapsing? No, just a security incident explosion. But speaking of which, this organization is still useful; otherwise, the losses would be even worse.

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just_here_for_vibes

· 17h ago

1.4 billion gone... This ecosystem is really a bit crazy, hackers are getting more and more ruthless. --- 1800 support tickets? This number says it all; security issues are not as far-fetched as you might think. --- Wrench attack? Never heard of it. Are hackers now upgrading their tactics? --- Volunteers are really tough to do this. Luckily, these people are on the front lines. --- 14 billion... Just one single loss is that much; my small wallet is unsafe wherever I put it. --- 3300 emergency requests? I don’t know how many stressful things happen on Telegram every day. --- Still, I fear most that private keys will be stolen; other tricks are just clouds of dust. --- The doubling growth rate is a bit frightening; it feels like getting into trouble is becoming more dangerous. --- Why do some people always like phishing? It’s hard to guard against everything. --- 125 operation rooms... With this scale, it seems that things in the crypto world are really not that simple.

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MidsommarWallet

· 17h ago

1.4 billion USD lost in one night? This ecosystem is really beyond saving --- 1800 tickets doubled, indicating hackers are also upgrading --- Shovel attack? Now they don’t even play fair, huh --- Volunteers are working, hackers are making money, what a irony --- 125 operation rooms are no joke, encryption has truly become a battlefield --- 3300 emergency requests... how many people are sleep-deprived? --- Old tricks like private key leaks and phishing are out, now it's direct physical attacks? --- What does the doubling growth indicate? Security is still not enough --- That top exchange just doesn’t want to say its name, I’ve already guessed --- This data in 2023 is unimaginable --- The crypto community relies on volunteers to fight fires, how absurd is that

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Blockblind

· 17h ago

1800 tickets doubled... Is it that exaggerated? Feels like there are more hackers than us $1.4 billion gone in one go, I need to check if my seed phrase is still there What is this "wrench attack" new trick? Need to learn how to defend quickly Phishing is still the most lethal old trick, looks like I need to educate new users The crypto ecosystem is a battlefield, volunteers are really fighting a blood battle 3300 emergency requests? SEAL 911, are we at war? Exhausted So the question is, is security really falling behind? Or are there just too many hackers?

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