White Hats Step Up as Crypto Hacks Hit $3.1B in 2025

[chainsniff]

SEAL currently counts 79 volunteer white hats ready to intervene during active exploits, including pseudonymous rescuer c0ffeebabe.eth — who has returned millions in stolen crypto from Curve, Morpho and SushiSwap.

Recent coordinated efforts helped limit damage from a September NPM supply-chain attack to less than $50 in the first 24 hours. Yet challenges remain: hackers siphoned $3.1 billion in the first half of 2025, already surpassing 2024’s $2.85 billion.

With rising losses — driven by the $1.4 billion Bybit hack and higher crypto prices — SEAL and its Safe Harbor partners hope their collective defense signals a warning to attackers: exploits are riskier and less profitable when the community acts together.

[EmTeam]

️ SEAL White Hats on Duty
79 volunteers, incl. c0ffeebabe.eth, have rescued millions for Curve, Morpho & SushiSwap.
Sept’s NPM attack capped at <$50 in 24h thanks to rapid action.
But with $3.1B hacked in 2025 already, community defense is more critical than ever.

[Nahid10]

️ Hackers Beware: SEAL Is Watching
White hats + Safe Harbor partners are making exploits riskier.
79 volunteers strong, limiting losses & returning stolen funds.
Still, $3.1B drained in H1 2025 shows the fight is far from over.