MCAP $2.74T ▼ 3.47% 24H VOL $83.70T BTC.D 60.1% FEAR & GREED 53 Neutral BTC FEE 1 sat/vB BTC $81,820 ▲ 0.50% ETH $2,410 ▼ 0.48% USDT $0.9990 ▲ 0.02% BNB $721.91 ▲ 0.47% XRP $1.29 ▼ 0.03% USDC $0.9997 ▲ 0.02% SOL $103.70 ▼ 0.19% TRX $0.3325 ▼ 1.19% FIGR_HELOC $1.08 ▲ 3.97% ZEC $1,119 ▼ 3.13%

Security incidents

Hacks, exploits and protocol failures recorded by the desk, with the date, the reported amount where a source states one, and a link to the record.

Reported losses by year

  • 2026$20.5B
  • 2025$2.8B
  • 2024$1.7B
  • 2023$1.6B
  • 2022$3.6B
  • 2021$2.9B

Sums use only amounts a source stated. Incidents without a reported figure are excluded.

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Recorded crypto security incidents
Incident Date Reported amount Status
Uwerx: Spot Price Manipulation 2 Aug 2023 $327.0k Reported
LeetSwap: Improper Access Control 1 Aug 2023 $620.0k Reported
Curve DEX: Vyper Compiler Bug 30 Jul 2023 $61.70m Reported
Kannagi: Admin Drain 30 Jul 2023 $2.13m Reported
Pond0x: Arbitrary External Call 28 Jul 2023 $2.20m Reported
Carson DeFi: Spot Price Manipulation 26 Jul 2023 $150.0k Reported
AlphaPo: Hot Wallet Key Compromised 26 Jul 2023 $60.00m Reported
EraLend: Read-Only Reentrancy 25 Jul 2023 $3.40m Reported
Palmswap: Incorrect Share Accounting 24 Jul 2023 $900.0k Reported
Conic Finance: Spot Price Manipulation 22 Jul 2023 $300.0k Reported
CoinsPaid: Impersonation Scam 22 Jul 2023 $37.30m Reported
Conic Finance: Read-Only Reentrancy 21 Jul 2023 $3.30m Reported
Utopia: Swap Logic Flaw 20 Jul 2023 $119.3k Reported
FFIST: Reward Logic Flaw 20 Jul 2023 $110.0k Reported
BNO: Improper Access Control 18 Jul 2023 $500.0k Reported
Arcadia V1: Improper Access Control 10 Jul 2023 $455.0k Reported
CivFund: Token Approval Abuse 9 Jul 2023 $180.0k Reported
CIVNFT: Improper Access Control 8 Jul 2023 $180.0k Reported
Multichain: Validator Key Compromised 7 Jul 2023 $126.00m Reported
Poly Network: Forged Proof 2 Jul 2023 $5.00m Reported
Themis Protocol: Spot Price Manipulation 27 Jun 2023 $370.0k Reported
Shido: Unknown 23 Jun 2023 $238.5k Reported
Ara Finance: Token Approval Abuse 19 Jun 2023 $125.0k Reported
Midas Capital: Rounding Error 17 Jun 2023 $340.0k Reported
Pawnfi: Incorrect Share Accounting 17 Jun 2023 $820.0k Reported

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