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

  • 3301

    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 $4,026M
  • Private Key Compromised (Brute Force) $3,500M
  • Safe Multisig wallet Phishing Exploit / Access Control $1,635M

Full Leaderboard

Showing 2801–2850 of 3301 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
2801 Pink Panther Protocol ethereum Honeypot View →
2802 SmartFinance binance Honeypot View →
2803 ElonDash ethereum Honeypot View →
2804 DEXTrust.Finance ethereum Honeypot View →
2805 World Of Warcraft ethereum Honeypot View →
2806 Yolo Token binance Honeypot View →
2807 Alphr Finance ethereum Honeypot View →
2808 Bull binance Honeypot View →
2809 SHIBA PROTOCOL binance Honeypot View →
2810 UniFarm ethereum Honeypot View →
2811 BucksCake ethereum Honeypot View →
2812 Smoothy Finance ethereum Honeypot View →
2813 HoneyMoon binance Honeypot View →
2814 Monkey Token ethereum Honeypot View →
2815 TheAPIS binance Honeypot View →
2816 Flare binance Honeypot View →
2817 LunarLaunchProject binance Honeypot View →
2818 Zevia binance Honeypot View →
2819 BitLink binance Honeypot View →
2820 NftFinal binance Honeypot View →
2821 The Crypto Prophecies ethereum Honeypot View →
2822 Mochi.market ethereum Honeypot View →
2823 SuperMoon Token ethereum Honeypot View →
2824 Ares Protocol ethereum Honeypot View →
2825 Moon Rat Token binance Honeypot View →
2826 BullsDrop binance Honeypot View →
2827 Pudgy Token binance Honeypot View →
2828 Floyd Crypto Mayweather ethereum Honeypot View →
2829 Lion King Token ethereum Honeypot View →
2830 SATANS PLAYHOUSE binance Honeypot View →
2831 SAFEGUARD binance Honeypot View →
2832 Big Chungus ethereum Honeypot View →
2833 InfinityDoge binance Honeypot View →
2834 Aichi Inu binance Honeypot View →
2835 Elon SpaceEX ethereum Honeypot View →
2836 Time Dilation binance Honeypot View →
2837 1MILNFT ethereum Honeypot View →
2838 German Shepherd ethereum Honeypot View →
2839 UnoRe ethereum Honeypot View →
2840 Monkey Island ethereum Honeypot View →
2841 Safe Sex ethereum Honeypot View →
2842 Atmosphere binance Honeypot View →
2843 Golden Retriever ethereum Honeypot View →
2844 SafePOODLE binance Honeypot View →
2845 Shibazilla ethereum Honeypot View →
2846 Jigstack.org ethereum Honeypot View →
2847 MoonDog binance Honeypot View →
2848 MEGAMOON binance Honeypot View →
2849 TokenFomo.pro binance Honeypot View →
2850 Private Token Offering binance 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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