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.

  • $101B+

    Total Value Lost

  • 3299

    Incidents Tracked

  • 74

    Chains Affected

  • 80

    $100M+ Incidents

Top 10 Biggest Hacks

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  1. 🥈

    Mantra

    $5.50B

  2. #4

    LuBian

    $3.50B

    bitcoin

  3. #8

    Thodex

    $2.00B

  4. #10

    Finiko

    $1.50B

Where the Largest Losses Concentrate

Top Chains by Losses

  • ethereum $8,051M
  • bitcoin $4,415M
  • bsc $2,657M
  • solana $1,605M
  • polygon $1,512M

Top Techniques by Losses

  • Other $61,553M
  • Rugpull $15,684M
  • Access Control $4,030M
  • Private Key Compromised (Brute Force) $3,500M
  • Safe Multisig wallet Phishing Exploit / Access Control $1,635M

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Showing 701–750 of 3299 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
701 uniBTC $1.7M ethereum Minting Logic Exploit View →
702 Grand Base $1.7M base Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) / Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
703 Goledo Finance $1.7M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
704 BonqDAO $1.7M polygon Price Oracle Attack Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
705 Reaper Farm $1.7M - Other View →
706 Paraluni Masterchef $1.7M bsc Flashloan Reentrancy Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
707 OpenSea $1.7M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
708 Rodeo Finance $1.7M - Oracle Issue Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
709 FSL $1.7M - Rugpull View →
710 BSC TMM/USDT $1.7M bsc Reserve Manipulation Attack View →
711 PARALUNI $1.7M - Other View →
712 DefiLabs $1.6M - Rugpull View →
713 Pike Finance $1.6M - Other View →
714 Pike V1 $1.6M arbitrum, ethereum, optimism Storage Misalignment Exploit View →
715 SAGA (Fake) $1.6M - Rugpull View →
716 Tender Finance $1.6M arbitrum Outdated Oracle Exploit Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
717 LianGo Protocol $1.6M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
718 Acala Swap $1.6M - Other View →
719 Acala Network $1.6M acala Incentives Function Mistake View →
720 TenderFi $1.6M - Oracle Issue Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
721 Taylor $1.6M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
722 Narwhal $1.6M - Other View →
723 Kinto Bridge $1.6M arbitrum ERC1967Proxy Backdoor Hijack View →
724 MetaMask Governance $1.5M - Honeypot View →
725 Purrlend $1.5M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
726 OneRing $1.5M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
727 Hyperliquid $1.5M - Other View →
728 YOLO Games $1.5M blast Access Control Exploit Access Control Attacks View →
729 LV Metaverse $1.5M - Rugpull View →
730 FEGtoken $1.5M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
731 Pragma Money $1.5M - Rugpull View →
732 Levyathan $1.5M binance, bsc Private Key Compromised (Stored Publicly) / Other Access Control Attacks View →
733 PolyButterfly $1.5M polygon Rugpull View →
734 JulSwap $1.5M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
735 Bitcurex $1.5M - Other View →
736 MintPal $1.5M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
737 Moby $1.5M arbitrum Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) Access Control Attacks View →
738 Minterest $1.5M mantle Reentrancy / Other Reentrancy View →
739 Florence Finance $1.5M ethereum Address Poisoning / Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
740 Universe Token $1.4M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
741 Float Protocol $1.4M - Oracle Issue Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
742 OMNI $1.4M - Reentrancy Reentrancy View →
743 Rubic $1.4M ethereum Router Exploit / Other View →
744 Growth DeFi $1.4M ethereum Flashloan Price Oracle Attack / Rugpull Flash Loans Attacks View →
745 Ekubo Protocol $1.4M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
746 TMX $1.4M - Other View →
747 TMX TRIBE $1.4M arbitrum Mint & Stake Loop Exploit View →
748 CUT token $1.4M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
749 Pendle $1.4M - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
750 Wilder $1.4M - Access Control Access Control Attacks 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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