As digital assets platforms have evolved and become more secure, attackers are targeting those who control the assets themselves. This article considers how owners can protect themselves.

Gavin Wilson, director of physical security and risk at
Toro
Solutions, a security consulting company working where
people, cyber, and physical security converge, explores the
downsides of crypto assets. (The article was written a few
weeks before some recent sharp falls in bitcoin – it is down 22
per cent since the start of January 2026.) 

Drawing on documented cases, Wilson highlights that over $166
million in losses have been attributed to physical crypto-related
attacks between 2022 and 2025….