Crypto hacks and exploits
Base Crypto Hacks and Incidents
Incidents affecting assets or contracts on Base. Compare dates, amounts, affected services and attack mechanisms; detailed case studies provide timelines and sources.
| Date | Project | Amount, USD | Chains | Affected service | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balancer V2 Detailed case study Source ↗ | $128.0M | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Sonic, Optimism | DeFi protocol | Token and share accounting | |
| Phemex | $85.0M | Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Bitcoin, BNB Smart Chain, Sui, Base, Tron, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Polygon, Optimism, zkSync Era | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| BtcTurk | $48.0M | Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Mantle, Polygon | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| KyberSwap Elastic | $48.0M | Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum | DeFi protocol | Token and share accounting | |
| Bald | $23.0M | Base | DeFi protocol | Team fund withdrawal | |
| Matcha | $13.4M | Base, Ethereum | DeFi protocol | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Garden | $11.4M | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Solana | DeFi protocol Bridge | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| THORChain DEX | $10.7M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | Blockchain Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Thorchain DEX | $10.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | Blockchain Bridge | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Moonwell Lending | $8.7M | Base | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| KiloEx | $7.5M | BNB Smart Chain, Base, Taiko | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| Magnate Finance | $6.5M | Base | DeFi protocol | Team fund withdrawal | |
| Wasabi Perps | $5.5M | Ethereum, Base, Berachain, Blast | DeFi protocol | Key compromise | |
| New Market Trading | $4.0M | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum | Other service | Access control flaw | |
| Aperture LM | $3.7M | Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| SquidRouterModule | $3.2M | Ethereum, Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| Hyperbridge | $2.5M | Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum | DeFi protocol Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Arcadia V2 | $2.5M | Base | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| FOOM Cash | $2.3M | Ethereum, Base | DeFi protocol | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| ETHTrustFund | $2.1M | Base | DeFi protocol | Team fund withdrawal | |
| GemPad | $1.9M | Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| Limit Break Payment Processor | $1.8M | Ethereum, ApeChain, Polygon, Base | NFT finance service | Access control flaw | |
| Moonwell Lending | $1.8M | Base | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| Grand Base | $1.7M | Base | DeFi protocol | Social engineering | |
| Fegex | $1.1M | Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Base | DeFi protocol Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Moonwell Lending | $1.0M | Base, Optimism | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| Base Lending | $1.0M | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| NORMIE | $882K | Base | Token | Protocol logic flaw | |
| RocketSwap Base | $865K | Base | DeFi protocol | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| The Sandbox | $675K | Base, BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum | DeFi protocol Bridge | Access control flaw | |
| LeetSwap | $620K | Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| SquidMulticall | $517K | Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Avalanche, Optimism, Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| Clober Liquidity Vault | $500K | Base | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| Bankr | $480K | Base | Wallet | Social engineering | |
| Clipper | $450K | Optimism, Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Garden | $450K | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Smart Chain | DeFi protocol Bridge | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Garden Solver | $450K | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Smart Chain | DeFi protocol Bridge | Solver exploit | |
| Singularity Finance | $413K | Base | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| Tsuru | $410K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Impermax V3 | $380K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Syndicate | $380K | Base | DeFi protocol Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Sumer.money | $350K | Base | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| ZetaChain | $334K | Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Smart Chain | Blockchain Bridge | Access control flaw | |
| Dexodus Finance | $300K | Base | DeFi protocol | Oracle manipulation | |
| Impermax V3 | $300K | Base | DeFi protocol | Token and share accounting | |
| DGLD | $250K | Base | DeFi protocol Bridge | Token and share accounting | |
| Allbridge | $191K | Base | DeFi protocol Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Stake DAO Votemarket Source ↗ | $176K | Arbitrum, Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| Bankr | $170K | Base | AI agent | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| SynapLogic | $144K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| SubQuery Network | $134K | Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| Magpie Protocol | $129K | Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Blast, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync Era, Polygon zkEVM | DeFi protocol | Input validation | |
| Molt EVM | $127K | Base | Other service | Access control flaw | |
| GoldPesa | $115K | Base | DeFi protocol | Token and share accounting | |
| PRXVT | $97K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| UNCX Network V2 | $86K | Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain, Robinhood Chain | DeFi protocol | Token and share accounting | |
| Kipseli | $72K | Base | DeFi protocol | Input validation | |
| Revert Lend | $50K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| 402bridge | $18K | Base | DeFi protocol Bridge | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| The Internet Token | $16K | Base | Token | Access control flaw | |
| Bizness | $16K | Base | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| Panther Protocol | $8K | Base | DeFi protocol | Protocol governance | |
| Bitmor | $6K | Base | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| Veil Cash | $5K | Base | DeFi protocol | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Panoptic V1.1 | $0 | Base, Unichain, Ethereum | DeFi protocol | Input validation | |
| Zapper | No estimate | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Base | DeFi protocol | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Sumer | No estimate | Base | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| Swell | No estimate | Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Hyperliquid L1 | DeFi protocol | Key compromise |