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 2601–2650 of 3300 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
2601 WINE TOKEN binance Honeypot View →
2602 Foxydoge binance Honeypot View →
2603 NoNameNetworks binance Honeypot View →
2604 CVL binance Honeypot View →
2605 DOGE 2.0 binance Honeypot View →
2606 BITCOIN CONSUMPTION binance Honeypot View →
2607 BEER COIN binance Honeypot View →
2608 t.me/astracoincommunity binance Honeypot View →
2609 Ether Shiba ethereum Honeypot View →
2610 Bingo Inu ethereum Honeypot View →
2611 SHINKY binance Honeypot View →
2612 SAD CAT binance Honeypot View →
2613 DogeMissile binance Honeypot View →
2614 Ultra Safe binance Honeypot View →
2615 DogelonMars binance Honeypot View →
2616 Cheetah Coin ethereum Honeypot View →
2617 LILDOG binance Honeypot View →
2618 Patrigio binance Honeypot View →
2619 ShinyDoge binance Honeypot View →
2620 Glitch-Finance binance Honeypot View →
2621 RUBY binance Honeypot View →
2622 WATER TOKEN binance Honeypot View →
2623 JizzUs binance Honeypot View →
2624 Mia Khalifa binance Honeypot View →
2625 SHIBAMOON binance Honeypot View →
2626 FORESTTOKEN binance Honeypot View →
2627 TESLA binance Honeypot View →
2628 THANKS ELON binance Honeypot View →
2629 DoucheCoin binance Honeypot View →
2630 Laugh Out Loud binance Honeypot View →
2631 Chava binance Honeypot View →
2632 Capellix binance Honeypot View →
2633 FUN TOKEN binance Honeypot View →
2634 WeSpace binance Honeypot View →
2635 NoCapCoin binance Honeypot View →
2636 DoubtFire binance Honeypot View →
2637 ElonGate binance Honeypot View →
2638 PIDGEY binance Honeypot View →
2639 French Shiba ethereum Honeypot View →
2640 Inu Doge ethereum Honeypot View →
2641 HONEYROCKET binance Honeypot View →
2642 SpaceXDoge1 binance Honeypot View →
2643 LABRADOR binance Honeypot View →
2644 Winnie-the-Pot binance Honeypot View →
2645 AlaskanDoge binance Honeypot View →
2646 Vitalik Shiba Buterin ethereum Honeypot View →
2647 Binance Fail Chain binance Honeypot View →
2648 victoriavr binance Honeypot View →
2649 InjectiveProtocol binance Honeypot View →
2650 Kishu Doge Inu 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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