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 1651–1700 of 3299 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
1651 Kosta Finance $63K ethereum Rugpull
1652 Echelon DAO $63K binance Honeypot
1653 Valinity $63K - Oracle Issue Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
1654 GUIDO The Mechanics $63K - Rugpull View →
1655 Fantom $62K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1656 Meta Magic Coin $62K - Rugpull View →
1657 Genswap $62K - Rugpull View →
1658 ETX Infinity $62K - Rugpull View →
1659 Carol Protocol $61K - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
1660 Strong Finance $61K - Rugpull View →
1661 YFDash $61K ethereum Rugpull View →
1662 MONA $61K bsc BurnAddress Accounting Exploit View →
1663 K33pr $61K ethereum Rugpull View →
1664 A6 Token $61K - Rugpull View →
1665 Beamsplittr $61K - Rugpull View →
1666 Swapnex $61K - Rugpull View →
1667 HLG $61K - Rugpull View →
1668 SubQuery Network $60K base Acces Control Exploit Access Control Attacks View →
1669 ACB $60K - Other View →
1670 Saga DAO $60K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1671 YPT $60K - Rugpull View →
1672 Carillonium $59K - Rugpull View →
1673 Rise Protocol $59K ethereum Rugpull View →
1674 FIO Protocol $59K - Rugpull View →
1675 RIFT Token $59K - Rugpull View →
1676 Arbitrum $59K - Rugpull View →
1677 Openfabric AI $59K - Rugpull View →
1678 Floki Inu $59K - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
1679 Victor the Fortune $58K - Other View →
1680 SSPF $58K - Rugpull View →
1681 BTC Guild $58K - Other View →
1682 The Honest Ventures $58K - Other View →
1683 TrustPad $56K - Rugpull View →
1684 Poz finance $56K binance Rugpull View →
1685 Aave $56K - Other View →
1686 Smart Bank Token $56K - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
1687 SQUID GAME $56K - Rugpull View →
1688 Pike Finance $55K - Rugpull View →
1689 MUBARA $55K - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
1690 Nody $55K - Rugpull View →
1691 Eden Network $54K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1692 BNBpay $54K - Rugpull View →
1693 SHADE INU Token $54K - Rugpull
1694 Symbiogenesis $54K - Rugpull View →
1695 StarMan $53K - Rugpull View →
1696 EspressoBot $53K - Rugpull View →
1697 Bitcoin7 $53K - Other View →
1698 GEMDAO $53K - Rugpull View →
1699 BabyElon $53K - Rugpull
1700 Satt King $53K - Abandoned 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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