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

  • 3595

    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 351-400 of 3595 ranked incidents

Largest Web3 incidents by USD amount lost
Rank Project Amount Lost Date Chain Technique Attack Guide Source
351 Pundi AI $6.0M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
352 DeltaPrime $6.0M arbitrum Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) / Access Control / Private Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
353 Remilia $6.0M ethereum Access Control / Private Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
354 LendHub $6.0M heco Collateral Offboarding Mistake / Incorrect Share Accounting / Other — View →
355 Audius $6.0M ethereum Malicious Governance Proposal / Malicious Proposal / Other Access Control Attacks View →
356 My Big Coin $6.0M - Rugpull — View →
357 Kronos Dao $6.0M - Other — View →
358 MapleChange $5.9M - Other — View →
359 Loopscale $5.8M solana Unvalidated pricing program Oracle Manipulation & Price Manipulation View →
360 Squid Game $5.7M bsc Rugpull / Drained Liquidity Pool / Liquidity Rug — View →
361 EigenLayer $5.7M ethereum Impersonation Scam Phishing Attacks —
362 Roll $5.7M ethereum Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) / Access Control / Hot Wallet Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
363 OKEx $5.6M ethereum classic Forged Proof — —
364 XSURGE $5.6M - Flash Loan Attack Flash Loan Attacks View →
365 Wasabi $5.5M base, berachain, blast, ethereum Access Control / Deployer Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
366 Agave $5.5M gnosis chain Liquidation callback reentrancy Flash Loan Attacks View →
367 Gravity Bridge $5.4M ethereum Access Control / Validator Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
368 ETERBASE $5.4M algorand, bitcoin, ethereum, tezos, tron, xrp Access Control / Hot Wallet Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
369 Friendsies $5.3M - Rugpull — View →
370 Bitstamp $5.3M bitcoin Access Control / Phishing Access Control Attacks View →
371 Aeternity $5.2M aeternity Validator Key Compromised — —
372 Truflation $5.2M - Private Key Compromised (Malware) / Malware / Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
373 BEAM $5.2M - Phishing Phishing Attacks View →
374 Cyrus Finance $5.0M bsc Flashloan Pool Shares Exploit / Spot Price Manipulation Flash Loan Attacks View →
375 BetterBank $5.0M pulsechain Infinite Mint and Dump / Other / Reward Logic Flaw — View →
376 ZKSwap $5.0M ethereum Forged Proof — —
377 ZKsync $5.0M zksync era Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) / Access Control / Private Key Compromised Access Control Attacks View →
378 1inch $5.0M ethereum Calldata underflow and resolver hijack / Arbitrary External Call / Reentrancy Access Control Attacks View →
379 PolyNetwork $5.0M polynetwork Reentrancy / Unknown Reentrancy View →
380 Loopring $5.0M loopring Compromised guardian recovery service Access Control Attacks View →
381 Poly Network $5.0M bsc, ethereum, polygon Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method) / Forged Proof / Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
382 Shata Capital $5.0M - Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
383 Osmosis $5.0M osmosis Other / Withdrawal Logic Flaw — View →
384 SurgeBNB $5.0M bsc Flashloan Reentrancy Attack / Reentrancy Flash Loan Attacks View →
385 Thorchain DEX $5.0M ethereum Over-ride Logic Exploit / Other / Bridge Logic Flaw — View →
386 XDX Swap $5.0M huobi eco chain Other / Bridge Logic Flaw — View →
387 Bitrue $5.0M cardano, ripple Access Control / Improper Access Control Access Control Attacks View →
388 Yapizon $5.0M bitcoin Other / Hot Wallet Key Compromised — View →
389 Astroport $4.9M neutron Access Control / Malicious Proposal Access Control Attacks View →
390 Shezmu $4.9M ethereum Unprotected mint function — View →
391 DeltaPrime $4.8M arbitrum, avalanche Debt Swap Exploit / Other / Missing Input Validation — View →
392 Super Sushi Samurai $4.8M blast Infinite Mint and Dump / Infinite Mint — View →
393 ZBExchange $4.8M multi chain Other / Hot Wallet Key Compromised — View →
394 Tapioca DAO $4.7M arbitrum Private Key Compromised (Social Engineering) / Access Control / Impersonation Scam Access Control Attacks View →
395 Secret Network $4.7M ethereum, secret Unbacked Cross-Chain Mint — View →
396 Ola Finance $4.7M fuse Reentrancy / Other Reentrancy View →
397 Aqua $4.7M - Rugpull — View →
398 DuelBits $4.6M ethereum Suspected wallet-access compromise Access Control Attacks View →
399 Bitcoin Savings and Trust $4.6M - Rugpull — View →
400 Future Protocol $4.6M bsc Incorrect Share Accounting — —

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?

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