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Find a crypto hack by project, year or chain. The database covers attacks on DeFi protocols, centralized exchanges, bridges, wallets and other crypto services. Detailed case studies explain how each attack worked and what happened to the funds.
Recorded incidents1 338
Sum of known estimates$21.3BBefore recoveries and reimbursements
With an amount estimate1 281
Without an amount estimate57
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| Date | Project | Amount, USD | Chains | Affected service | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonaCoin | $90K | MonaCoin | Blockchain | Bridges and cross-chain messages | |
| SmartMesh | No estimate | Ethereum | Token | Token and share accounting | |
| BeautyChain | No estimate | Ethereum | Token | Token and share accounting | |
| Gate Detailed case study Source ↗ | $235.0M | Not specified | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Coinsecure | $3.3M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| BitGrail | $170.0M | Nano | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Coincheck Detailed case study Source ↗ | $534.0M | NEM | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| EtherDelta | $1.4M | Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Youbit | No estimate | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| NiceHash | $64.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Tether | $31.0M | Bitcoin | Token | Key compromise | |
| Parity Multisig Detailed case study Source ↗ | $150.0M | Ethereum | DeFi protocol | Access control flaw | |
| CoinDash | $7.7M | Ethereum | Token offering | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Parity | $30.0M | Ethereum | Wallet | Access control flaw | |
| Yapizon | $4.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitcurex | $1.5M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitfinex | $72.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| The DAO | $60.0M | Ethereum | DeFi protocol | Reentrancy | |
| Gatecoin | $2.0M | Ethereum | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| ShapeShift | $230K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| BTER | $1.7M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitfinex | $329K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| KipCoin | $728K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| BTER | $1.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| 796 | $270K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Bitstamp | $5.2M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Social engineering | |
| Cryptsy | $9.6M | Bitcoin, Litecoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Mintpal | $2.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Poloniex | $50K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Flexcoin | $600K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Protocol logic flaw | |
| Picostocks | $4.4M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Mt. Gox | $470.0M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Key compromise | |
| Bitcash | $100K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw | |
| Inputs.io | $1.2M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Bitfloor | $250K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Bitcoinica | $90K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Bitcoinica | $228K | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Frontend and infrastructure | |
| Mt. Gox | $8.8M | Bitcoin | Centralized exchange | Access control flaw |
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