2019 is yet to experience a massive bull run, however, but it's already beginning to look like the year of the hacks for the crypto community.
I don't know if the number of hacks that have occurred this year is higher than in previous years but we have to take into account that there are many more exchanges now so, there are many more places where hackers can go, especially when exchanges themselves sacrifice their security in exchange for the speed of withdrawals trying to attract more customers. As long as centralized custodial exchanges exist, hacks will keep on happening.