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Terra Classic
$40.00B
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.
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$91B+
Total Value Lost
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3595
Incidents Tracked
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141
Chains Affected
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65
$100M+ Incidents
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Showing 2001-2050 of 3595 ranked incidents
| Rank | Project | Amount Lost | Date | Chain | Technique | Attack Guide | Source |
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| 2001 | MOJO | $28K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2002 | Web3Memes | $28K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2003 | QWCF | $27K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2004 | LocalBitcoins | $27K | bitcoin | Other / Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — | View → | |
| 2005 | UN Token | $27K | - | Flash Loan Attack | Flash Loan Attacks | View → | |
| 2006 | DARK DEFI | $27K | ethereum | Honeypot | — | View → | |
| 2007 | Bondly Finance | $26K | ethereum | Honeypot | — | — | |
| 2008 | WealthManagementV2 | $26K | bsc | Private Key Compromised | Access Control Attacks | — | |
| 2009 | Zenith Finance | $26K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2010 | Space Godzilla | $26K | bsc | Flash Loan Attack / Spot Price Manipulation | Flash Loan Attacks | View → | |
| 2011 | SCAT | $26K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2012 | TokenHolder | $26K | bsc | Improper Access Control | Access Control Attacks | — | |
| 2013 | OTSea | $26K | ethereum | Reward Logic Flaw | — | — | |
| 2014 | Dreams Come True | $26K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2015 | WinPlay | $26K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2016 | CredixFinance | $26K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2017 | Saxon James Musk | $26K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2018 | TIM3 | $25K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | — | |
| 2019 | Horizon Finance | $25K | binance | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2020 | PDR | $25K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2021 | EOSDice | $25K | eos | Unknown | — | — | |
| 2022 | SafeMoonX | $25K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2023 | GSS | $25K | bsc | Arithmetic Error | — | — | |
| 2024 | MutantNFTs | $25K | - | Other | — | View → | |
| 2025 | Verify | $25K | - | Rugpull | — | — | |
| 2026 | Drips Network | $25K | ethereum | Arithmetic Error | — | View → | |
| 2027 | RUL3R Token | $25K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2028 | PlantWorld | $24K | - | Flash Loan Attack | Flash Loan Attacks | View → | |
| 2029 | NarutoSwap | $24K | binance | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2030 | DefiBox | $24K | - | Other | — | View → | |
| 2031 | Static | $24K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | — | |
| 2032 | Fire Token | $24K | ethereum | Other / Spot Price Manipulation | Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation | View → | |
| 2033 | Symbiosis | $24K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2034 | Pacific Protocol | $24K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2035 | loveloverocket | $23K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2036 | NanoCore | $23K | ethereum | Abandoned | — | — | |
| 2037 | Reddio RedSonic | $23K | ethereum | Incorrect Share Accounting | — | — | |
| 2038 | Game Swap Exchange | $23K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2039 | Boost | $23K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | — | |
| 2040 | KuCoin | $23K | - | Social Account Takeover | Phishing Attacks | — | |
| 2041 | Zap Finance | $22K | binance | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2042 | Dynamic | $22K | - | Reentrancy | Reentrancy | View → | |
| 2043 | DOGETAMA | $22K | - | Rugpull | — | — | |
| 2044 | OpenOcean | $22K | - | Other | — | View → | |
| 2045 | Set Protocol | $22K | ethereum | Rounding Error | — | — | |
| 2046 | Fortunas Finance | $22K | - | Other | — | View → | |
| 2047 | SpaceX Copycat | $22K | - | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2048 | CoinSWOP | $21K | ethereum | Rugpull | — | View → | |
| 2049 | Zenterest | $21K | ethereum | Stale Oracle Price | Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation | — | |
| 2050 | Cool Cats | $21K | - | Rugpull | — | — |
Data sourced from DefiLlama & SunWeb3Sec/DeFiHackLabs . Thank you for keeping Web3 security data open.
Understanding the Pattern Behind Billion-Dollar Losses
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