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

  • 3597

    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 2201-2250 of 3597 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
2201 Overbase Finance $4K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2202 FutureBase.Finance $4K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2203 PUMP $4K ethereum Rugpull — —
2204 Groot.finance $4K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2205 GrowBase Finance $4K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2206 Monster Chain $4K ethereum Honeypot — —
2207 Binary Protocol $4K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2208 Contribute Protocol $4K ethereum Rugpull — —
2209 Delicacy DeFi $4K binance Rugpull — View →
2210 Quicksilver Zone $4K quicksilver Unbacked Mint — —
2211 Peapods Finance $4K - Other — View →
2212 iBLUE $3K ethereum Rugpull — —
2213 Reflect3 Finance $3K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2214 Deriswap $3K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2215 TRBAS3 $3K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2216 SlurpyCoin $3K binance Swap Logic Flaw — —
2217 Sheep $3K bsc Incorrect Share Accounting — —
2218 Startale $3K ethereum Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks —
2219 Lootx Finance $3K ethereum Honeypot — View →
2220 Ethscriptions $3K ethereum Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks —
2221 EASYPump $3K ethereum Honeypot — View →
2222 Vegetables Finance $3K ethereum Rugpull — —
2223 burn12 $3K ethereum Rugpull — —
2224 Q DAO Governance token v2.0 $3K binance Honeypot DAO Governance Attacks View →
2225 K3psav.Finance $3K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2226 x20 finance $3K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2227 Keep3r.info $2K ethereum Honeypot — View →
2228 House of paper $2K ethereum Honeypot — View →
2229 Devilishburning Farm $2K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2230 FixedTokenBSwap $2K ethereum Spot Price Manipulation Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation —
2231 Gh1z.finance $2K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2232 Sauron $2K ethereum Honeypot — View →
2233 uniclyNFT $2K ethereum Reentrancy Reentrancy —
2234 Keep3rX.finance $2K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2235 LuckLambo104 $2K tron Unknown — —
2236 Mother of All Ponzis $1K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2237 L4CK $1K ethereum Rugpull — —
2238 Bloody Finance $1K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2239 ETHFIN $1K bsc Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks —
2240 GYM Network $1K bsc Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks —
2241 Ba5ic finance $1K ethereum Rugpull — View →
2242 Horus Finance $991 ethereum Honeypot — View →
2243 Maxliq.ml $898 ethereum Rugpull — View →
2244 Farmland Network $892 ethereum Rugpull — View →
2245 MetaMoonMars $866 - Other — View →
2246 Sonic Swap $824 ethereum Rugpull — View →
2247 AutobotDefi $797 - Rugpull — View →
2248 Trump Swap $795 ethereum Honeypot — View →
2249 Enjo $762 ethereum Rugpull — View →
2250 CAP5 $760 ethereum Rugpull — —

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.

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