Most Expensive Crypto Hacks Leaderboard

The biggest Web3 and DeFi exploits ranked by amount lost. Track high-impact incidents, study attack patterns, and learn how security failures scale into multi-million dollar losses.

  • $91B+

    Total Value Lost

  • 3595

    Incidents Tracked

  • 141

    Chains Affected

  • 65

    $100M+ Incidents

Top 10 Biggest Hacks

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  1. 🥈

    Mantra

    $5.50B

  2. #4

    LuBian

    $3.50B

    bitcoin

  3. #7

    Thodex

    $2.00B

  4. #9

    Finiko

    $1.50B

  5. #10

    Bybit

    $1.40B

    ethereum

Where the Largest Losses Concentrate

Top Chains by Losses

  • ethereum $9,830M
  • bitcoin $5,404M
  • bsc $3,037M
  • solana $1,697M
  • polygon $1,539M

Top Techniques by Losses

  • Other $52,517M
  • Rugpull $15,631M
  • Private Key Compromised (Brute Force) / Weak Key Generation $3,500M
  • Safe Multisig wallet Phishing Exploit / Access Control / Signer Phishing $1,635M
  • Access Control / Hot Wallet Key Compromised $1,027M

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Showing 701-750 of 3595 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
701 TMX $1.4M arbitrum Other / Mint & Stake Loop Exploit / Arithmetic Error / Deployer Key Compromised — View →
702 CUT token $1.4M bsc Flash Loan Attack / Spot Price Manipulation Flash Loan Attacks View →
703 Pendle $1.4M - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
704 Solareum $1.4M solana Private Key Compromised (Social Engineering) / Social Account Takeover / Other Phishing Attacks View →
705 Wilder $1.8M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
706 OrdiZK $1.4M - Rugpull — View →
707 BlueBerry $1.4M ethereum Flashloan Price Oracle Attack / Spot Price Manipulation / Other Flash Loan Attacks View →
708 Treasure $1.4M arbitrum Buy Function Exploit / Missing Input Validation — View →
709 CryptoBike $1.4M - Rugpull — View →
710 2gether $1.4M bitcoin, ethereum Rugpull / Key Leaked via Infrastructure — View →
711 EtherDelta $1.4M ethereum Access Control / DNS Hijack Access Control Attacks View →
712 Earning Farm $1.4M ethereum Flash Loan Attack / Withdrawal Logic Flaw Flash Loan Attacks View →
713 Day of Defeat $1.4M - Rugpull — View →
714 Cascade $1.3M arbitrum Mark Price Manipulation Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
715 Raydium $1.3M solana Other / Infinite Mint — View →
716 UFCT $1.3M - Rugpull — View →
717 Safereum $1.3M - Rugpull — View →
718 Giddy $1.3M ethereum Access Control / Incomplete Signature Coverage Access Control Attacks View →
719 Kame Aggregator $1.3M sei swap() Function Flaw / Swap Logic Flaw — View →
720 LND $1.3M hyperliquid l1, sonic Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
721 Bitcoin Mission $1.3M arbitrum overPaper Function Exploit / Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
722 MonoSwap $1.3M blast Access Control / Private Key Compromised (Malware) / Malware Access Control Attacks View →
723 RiskOnBlast $1.3M blast Rugpull / Exit Scam — View →
724 Swerve Finance $1.3M ethereum Other / Malicious Proposal — View →
725 Frosties $1.3M - Abandoned — View →
726 Monkey Kingdom $1.3M solana Other / Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
727 Samudai $1.3M ethereum Access Control / Hot Wallet Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
728 LaserSwap Cash $1.3M binance Rugpull — View →
729 Black Hole $1.3M bsc Other / Spot Price Manipulation Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
730 Telcoin $1.3M polygon Other / Uninitialized Proxy Access Control Attacks View →
731 Solend $1.3M solana Oracle Issue / Price Oracle Attack / Spot Price Manipulation / Risk Parameter Abuse Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
732 Inverse Finance $1.3M ethereum Flash Loan Attack / Flashloan Price Oracle Attack / Spot Price Manipulation Flash Loan Attacks View →
733 ApeRocket $1.3M bsc Flashloan Incentive Rewards Exploit / Flash Loan Attack / Reward Logic Flaw Flash Loan Attacks View →
734 New Free DAO $1.3M bsc Flash Loan Attack / Reward Logic Flaw Flash Loan Attacks View →
735 Radix $1.2M radix Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks —
736 xKingdom.tech Token $1.2M - Rugpull — View →
737 Big Daddy Ape Club $1.2M - Rugpull — View →
738 Zenon Network $1.2M - Other — View →
739 Aave Protocol $1.2M - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
740 CoW Swap $1.2M ethereum DNS Hijack — —
741 Seedify $1.2M avalanche, bsc Infinite Mint and Dump / Access Control / Private Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
742 Vow $1.2M ethereum Other / Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
743 Genius Token $1.2M ethereum, fantom Other / Private Key Compromised (Discord Hack) / Social Account Takeover Access Control Attacks View →
744 BasketDAO $1.2M ethereum Other / Arbitrary External Call Access Control Attacks View →
745 Rubic $1.2M ethereum Access Control / Private Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
746 Hunter Global $1.2M - Rugpull — View →
747 CheddaToken $1.2M - Rugpull — View →
748 BasketDAO $1.2M ethereum Arbitrary External Call Access Control Attacks —
749 Inputs.io $1.2M bitcoin Access Control / Key Leaked via Infrastructure Access Control Attacks View →
750 BitKeep $1.2M - Other — View →

Data sourced from DefiLlama & SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs . Thank you for keeping Web3 security data open.

Understanding the Pattern Behind Billion-Dollar Losses

The most expensive crypto hacks are not random. They cluster around repeating vulnerability patterns: access-control failures, flash-loan manipulation, oracle abuse, and unsafe external calls. Studying large-loss incidents helps security researchers prioritize high-impact threat models first.

For deeper context, explore the full Web3 Hacks Dashboard and our Smart Contract Attack Library for hands-on exploit and mitigation breakdowns.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this leaderboard ranked?

Incidents are ranked by parsed USD amount lost in descending order. Records without parseable loss values are excluded from this ranking.

Does this include every attack type?

It includes all incidents with known loss values in the database. Use the full dashboard for broader filtering and lower-severity incidents.

How can I learn to prevent these exploits?

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