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 1701–1750 of 3299 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
1701 EI Risitas $52K - Rugpull View →
1702 Platypus Finance $52K - Reentrancy Reentrancy View →
1703 AORcoin $52K - Rugpull View →
1704 Cornerchain $51K - Rugpull
1705 Doge Vault $51K - Other View →
1706 ValentineFloki $51K - Honeypot
1707 Bit LC Inc. $51K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1708 ULME Token $51K - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
1709 LV Metaverse $51K - Rugpull View →
1710 Revert Lend $50K base Staked Collateral Exploit / Other View →
1711 Crown Token $50K - Rugpull View →
1712 AGD $50K - Rugpull View →
1713 GAME $50K - Reentrancy Reentrancy View →
1714 LW $49K - Other View →
1715 BAT Token $49K - Rugpull View →
1716 e-STD $49K - Rugpull View →
1717 User $48K - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
1718 LAURA $48K - Other View →
1719 AquaDAO $48K - Other View →
1720 Hegic $48K - Other View →
1721 Rapid Set Dollar $48K ethereum Rugpull View →
1722 Magic $47K - Rugpull
1723 BWR $47K - Rugpull View →
1724 Bistroo $47K - Other View →
1725 Cheebs $46K - Other View →
1726 Prophet Project $46K ethereum Rugpull View →
1727 One For The Books $46K - Rugpull View →
1728 HashFree $46K - Rugpull View →
1729 Hunter Doge $46K - Rugpull View →
1730 Tableland $46K - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
1731 LPC Token $45K - Other View →
1732 Ragnarok Online Invasion $45K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1733 BEVO NFT $45K - Other View →
1734 Cryptopia Exchange $45K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1735 Sirius Token $45K - Rugpull View →
1736 Rose Finance $45K - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loans Attacks View →
1737 ElonMVP $44K - Rugpull View →
1738 NFT Cross Chain $44K - Rugpull View →
1739 EC token $44K - Rugpull View →
1740 ChainGPT $43K - Rugpull View →
1741 GenomesDAO $43K - Other View →
1742 Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) $43K - Rugpull View →
1743 Usual $43K ethereum Arbitration Exploit / Other View →
1744 HarryPotterObamaJustinHuobiSun $43K - Rugpull View →
1745 DoraFactory $42K - Other View →
1746 MOON Token $42K - Rugpull View →
1747 Liquid Core $42K ethereum Rugpull View →
1748 V4 Swap Router by z0r0z $42K - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
1749 Velodrome Finance $42K - Other View →
1750 Coin $42K - Rugpull 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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