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
Sums use only amounts a source stated. Incidents without a reported figure are excluded.
- 2026: 280 incidents, $20.53bn reported
- 2025: 122 incidents, $2.80bn reported
- 2024: 158 incidents, $1.67bn reported
- 2023: 161 incidents, $1.62bn reported
- 2022: 141 incidents, $3.63bn reported
- 2021: 119 incidents, $2.86bn reported
| Incident | Date | Reported amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin Gold: Forged Proof | 16 May 2018 | $18.00m | Reported |
| Gate: Private Key Compromised | 21 Apr 2018 | $235.00m | Reported |
| Coinsecure: Private Key Compromised | 12 Apr 2018 | $3.30m | Reported |
| BitGrail: Improper Access Control | 12 Feb 2018 | $170.00m | Reported |
| Coincheck: Hot Wallet Key Compromised | 26 Jan 2018 | $534.00m | Reported |
| EtherDelta: DNS Hijack | 20 Dec 2017 | $1.40m | Reported |
| NiceHash: Key Leaked via Infrastructure | 8 Dec 2017 | $64.00m | Reported |
| Tether: Private Key Compromised | 19 Nov 2017 | $30.95m | Reported |
| Parity Multisig: Uninitialized Proxy | 9 Nov 2017 | $150.00m | Reported |
| CoinDash: Frontend Compromise | 18 Jul 2017 | $7.70m | Reported |
| Parity: Uninitialized Proxy | 1 Jul 2017 | $30.00m | Reported |
| Yapizon: Hot Wallet Key Compromised | 27 Apr 2017 | $4.80m | Reported |
| Bitcurex: Hot Wallet Key Compromised | 13 Oct 2016 | $1.50m | Reported |
| Bitfinex: Hot Wallet Key Compromised | 2 Aug 2016 | $72.00m | Reported |
| The DAO: Reentrancy | 17 Jun 2016 | $60.00m | Reported |
| Gatecoin: Improper Access Control | 14 May 2016 | $2.00m | Reported |
| ShapeShift: Private Key Compromised | 7 Apr 2016 | $230.0k | Reported |
| BTER: Private Key Compromised | 15 Aug 2015 | $1.65m | Reported |
| Bitfinex: Hot Wallet Key Compromised | 22 May 2015 | $329.0k | Reported |
| KipCoin: Private Key Compromised | 18 Feb 2015 | $728.0k | Reported |
| BTER: Private Key Compromised | 17 Feb 2015 | $1.75m | Reported |
| 796: Improper Access Control | 27 Jan 2015 | $270.0k | Reported |
| Bitstamp: Phishing | 5 Jan 2015 | $5.20m | Reported |
| Cryptsy: Private Key Compromised | 29 Jul 2014 | $9.58m | Reported |
| Mintpal: Improper Access Control | 13 Jul 2014 | $2.00m | Reported |
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