MCAP $2.73T ▼ 2.88% 24H VOL $45.15T BTC.D 60.1% FEAR & GREED 53 Neutral BTC FEE 1 sat/vB BTC $81,756 ▲ 0.65% ETH $2,390 ▼ 0.12% USDT $0.9992 ▲ 0.01% BNB $719.57 ▲ 0.50% XRP $1.30 ▲ 0.71% USDC $0.9999 ▲ 0.01% SOL $103.66 ▲ 0.54% TRX $0.3326 ▼ 0.21% FIGR_HELOC $1.08 ▲ 5.11% ZEC $1,120 ▼ 0.22%

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
DeFiPie: Reentrancy 13 Jul 2021 $125.0k Reported
ChainSwap Bridge: Bridge Logic Flaw 11 Jul 2021 $4.40m Reported
Multichain: Weak Key Generation 10 Jul 2021 $7.90m Reported
Haven Protocol: Infinite Mint 3 Jul 2021 $8.19m Reported
XDX Swap: Bridge Logic Flaw 2 Jul 2021 $176.0k Reported
ChainSwap: Bridge Logic Flaw 2 Jul 2021 $800.0k Reported
THORChain DEX: Bridge Logic Flaw 29 Jun 2021 $350.0k Reported
Merlin: Arithmetic Error 29 Jun 2021 $330.0k Reported
Safe Dollar: Reward Logic Flaw 28 Jun 2021 $248.0k Reported
xWin Finance: Missing Input Validation 25 Jun 2021 $270.0k Reported
SharedStake: Improper Access Control 24 Jun 2021 $500.0k Reported
StableMagnet: Backdoor Contract 23 Jun 2021 $27.00m Reported
Eleven Finance: Withdrawal Logic Flaw 22 Jun 2021 $4.50m Reported
Impossible Finance: Spot Price Manipulation 21 Jun 2021 $500.0k Reported
StakeHound / Fireblocks: Key Brute Forced 21 Jun 2021 $72.00m Reported
Polydex: Reentrancy 20 Jun 2021 $500.0k Reported
Visor Finance: Improper Access Control 19 Jun 2021 $504.8k Reported
Alchemix V2: Borrow Logic Flaw 16 Jun 2021 $6.50m Reported
EvoDefi: Reward Logic Flaw 10 Jun 2021 $1.00m Reported
Fetch.ai: Private Key Compromised 6 Jun 2021 $2.60m Reported
Belt Finance: Incorrect Share Accounting 29 May 2021 $6.30m Reported
BurgerSwap: Reentrancy 28 May 2021 $7.20m Reported
Merlin: Rounding Error 26 May 2021 $550.0k Reported
AutoShark: Reward Logic Flaw 24 May 2021 $822.8k Reported
Bogged Finance: Arithmetic Error 23 May 2021 $3.00m Reported

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