Crypto hacks and exploits
Bitcoin Crypto Hacks and Incidents
Incidents affecting assets or contracts on Bitcoin. Compare dates, amounts, affected services and attack mechanisms; detailed case studies provide timelines and sources.
| Date | Project | Amount, USD | Chains | Affected service | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LuBian Detailed case study Source ↗ | $3.5B | Bitcoin | Other service | Key compromise | |
| Mt. Gox | $470.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| DMM Bitcoin Detailed case study Source ↗ | $305.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| Poloniex Detailed case study Source ↗ | $126.0M | Tron, Ethereum, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| COLDCARD Detailed case study Source ↗ | $116.0M | Bitcoin | Wallet | Key compromise | |
| Atomic Wallet | $100.0M | Ethereum, Tron, BNB Smart Chain, Bitcoin, Polkadot, Avalanche | Wallet | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Phemex | $85.0M | Ethereum, Solana, XRP, Bitcoin, BNB Smart Chain, Sui, Base, Tron, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Polygon, Optimism, zkSync Era | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Nobitex | $82.0M | Tron, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Polygon, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| Bitfinex | $72.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| NiceHash | $64.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Zaif | $60.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| CoinEx | $55.0M | Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Bitcoin, Tron, Kadena, Solana, Dagger, XRP, BitcoinCash, Polygon, Stellar, Arbitrum | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Binance | $40.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Crypto.com | $33.7M | Ethereum, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Tether | $31.0M | Bitcoin | Token | Key compromise | |
| BitPoint | $27.6M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, XRP | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| BigONE | $27.0M | Bitcoin, BNB Smart Chain, Ethereum, Solana, TRON | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| FixedFloat | $26.1M | Ethereum, Bitcoin | DeFi protocol | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Lykke | $22.4M | Ethereum, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| SBI Crypto | $21.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Doge, BitcoinCash | Other service | Key compromise | |
| Rain | $14.8M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| WOO X | $14.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Smart Chain | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| M2 Exchange | $13.7M | Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| pNetwork | $13.0M | BNB Smart Chain, Bitcoin | DeFi protocol Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Fortress Trust | $12.0M | Ethereum, Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| THORChain DEX | $10.7M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | Blockchain Bridge | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| Kraken | $10.5M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Thorchain DEX | $10.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, Base, BNB Smart Chain | Blockchain Bridge | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Cryptsy | $9.6M | Bitcoin, Litecoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Mt. Gox | $8.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Trust Wallet Wallet | $8.5M | Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana | Wallet | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| DragonEx | $7.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Ripple, NEM, ETC | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Duelbits | $7.0M | Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Bitcoin, Tron | Gambling platform | Key compromise | |
| Eterbase | $5.4M | Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, Algorand, TRON | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitstamp | $5.2M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| Yapizon | $4.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Picostocks | $4.4M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Gamdom | $4.2M | Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Solana, TRON, Bitcoin | Gambling platform | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Coinsecure | $3.3M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Cashaa | $3.1M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| BTC.com | $3.0M | Bitcoin, Ethereum | Wallet | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| RRWallet | $2.0M | Bitcoin | Wallet | Key compromise | |
| Mintpal | $2.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| BTER | $1.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| BTER | $1.7M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitcurex | $1.5M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Inputs.io | $1.2M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| 2gether | $1.2M | Bitcoin, Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| TeleSwap | $735K | Bitcoin | DeFi protocol | Key compromise | |
| KipCoin | $728K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Flexcoin | $600K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Bisq | $550K | Bitcoin | DeFi protocol | Input validation | |
| Bitfinex | $329K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| 796 | $270K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Bitfloor | $250K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Bisq | $248K | Bitcoin | DeFi protocol | Protocol logic flaw | |
| ShapeShift | $230K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitcoinica | $228K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Etbox | $132K | Bitcoin, Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Bitcash | $100K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Bitcoinica | $90K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Altsbit | $70K | Bitcoin, Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Poloniex | $50K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Protocol logic flaw | |
| LocalBitcoins | $27K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Gate | No estimate | Bitcoin, Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Youbit | No estimate | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise |