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

  • 3300

    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 $2,654M
  • 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

Full Leaderboard

Showing 2301–2350 of 3300 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
2301 AnimalHouse Finance binance Honeypot View →
2302 Pera Finance binance Honeypot View →
2303 Free Britney binance Honeypot View →
2304 TRUMP 2024 binance Honeypot View →
2305 BLESS AMERICA binance Honeypot
2306 MoonPilot binance Honeypot View →
2307 BabyElonDoo binance Honeypot
2308 King Of The North Coin binance Honeypot View →
2309 Baby Doge Moon binance Honeypot View →
2310 Cresco binance Honeypot View →
2311 FLOKI DOWN binance Honeypot View →
2312 DogeBoo binance Honeypot View →
2313 KoalaRise binance Honeypot View →
2314 CFInu binance Honeypot View →
2315 Trace Network binance Honeypot View →
2316 SafeDoge binance Honeypot View →
2317 DogeTeen binance Honeypot View →
2318 Coronal Mass Ejection binance Honeypot View →
2319 Wolfy binance Honeypot View →
2320 Scaleswap ethereum Honeypot View →
2321 lightningshib.com ethereum Honeypot View →
2322 SafeSolarStar binance Honeypot View →
2323 EverTiki binance Honeypot View →
2324 Efinity Token ethereum Honeypot View →
2325 Baby Doge Coin ethereum Honeypot View →
2326 Whackd ethereum Honeypot View →
2327 Olympus binance Honeypot View →
2328 ChildDoge binance Honeypot View →
2329 Papito binance Honeypot View →
2330 Shiba King binance Honeypot View →
2331 2Crazy ethereum Honeypot View →
2332 RAICHU TOKEN | raichutoken.com ethereum Honeypot View →
2333 Shiba Inu Bone ethereum Honeypot View →
2334 MoneyWulf binance Honeypot View →
2335 PepeRise binance Honeypot View →
2336 Knight binance Honeypot View →
2337 MoonRise binance Honeypot View →
2338 MoonSquad binance Honeypot View →
2339 AmpChain ethereum Honeypot View →
2340 Player 2 binance Honeypot View →
2341 EverRise Token binance Honeypot View →
2342 Hex-Mex ethereum Honeypot View →
2343 plex ethereum Honeypot View →
2344 ZUMBA MARS binance Honeypot View →
2345 HEXICO ethereum Honeypot View →
2346 LOVELY SHIBA binance Honeypot View →
2347 CleanEnergyToken binance Honeypot View →
2348 CosmoKitty binance Honeypot View →
2349 BitSpawn Token ethereum Honeypot View →
2350 Defi Land ethereum Honeypot 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?

Study attack-class pages first, then practice in guided exercises inside the Smart Contract Hacking course.

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