Significant Crypto Hacks

The total amount of money lost in crypto hacks is more than $28.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency *.

We believe it is important for people to have all the relevant information necessary to make smart decisions about the safest way to store cryptocurrency. This informative page lists some of the major security failures that have had a significant impact on the crypto industry.

* Source: SlowMist
Jan 2024

CertiK’s social media hacked, users warned against phishing links disguised  as Uniswap exploit.

Users funds lost – Not revealed


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Jan 2024
Dec 2023

Ledger Connect Kit Hack. Over $850k has been stolen from users of many different crypto websites, including SushiSwap and Revoke.cash.

Users funds lost ≈ $850,000 USD


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Dec 2023
Nov 2023

Crypto exchange HTX and blockchain protocol Heco Chain were hacked for a cumulative $97 million in various tokens.

Users funds lost ≈ $97,000,000 USD 


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Nov 2023
Sep 2023

HTX Exchange’s Security Breach Results in 5,000 ETH Loss ($8 million USD).

Users funds lost ≈ $8,000,000 USD


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Sep 2023
Sep 2023

Mixin Network suffers $200 million hack.

Users funds lost ≈ $200,000,000 USD


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Sep 2023
Sep 2023

Crypto Platform JPEX Suspends Trading.

Users funds lost ≈ $4,300,000 USD


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Sep 2023
Sep 2023

The crypto exchange CoinEX is suspected of being hacked, and so far its ETH, TRON, and Polygon hot Productss have lost more than $53 million.

Users funds lost ≈ $53,000,000 USD


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Sep 2023
Jul 2023

Curve Finance Drained of $50M While CRV Token Sinks 12% in Latest DeFi Exploit.

Users funds lost ≈ $50,000,000 USD


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Jul 2023
Jul 2023

Alphapo hot Productss hacked for over $31 million.

Users funds lost ≈ $31,000,000 USD 


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Jul 2023
Apr 2023

Trust Wallet Browser Extension generated vulnerable new Products addresses in November 2022 due to a WebAssembly vulnerability in the Wallet Core open-source library.

Users funds lost ≈ $170,000 USD


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Apr 2023
Apr 2023

The @kucoincom account was hacked for 45 mins on Apr 24, causing user asset losses due to a fake post.

Users funds lost ≈ $23,000 USD


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Apr 2023
Dec 2022

Multichain crypto Products BitKeep reported stolen funds

Users funds lost ≈ $8,000,000 USD


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Dec 2022
Nov 2022

FTX Crypto exchange suffered an exploit

Users funds lost ≈ $400,000,000 USD 


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Nov 2022
Feb 2022

IRA Financial Trust retirement accounts held at Gemini got drained

Users funds lost ≈ $36,000,000 USD


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Feb 2022
Dec 2021

Crypto exchange BitMart private key got stolen

Users funds lost ≈ $196,000,000 USD


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Dec 2021
Mar 2021

Coinbase users got attacked by a SIM swap scam

Users funds lost – Not revealed


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Mar 2021
Feb 2021

New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia had a second hack

Users funds lost ≈ $16,000,000 USD


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Feb 2021
Dec 2020



EXMO exchange got hacked

Users funds lost ≈ $7,000,000 USD


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Dec 2020
Sep 2020

Slovak cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase disclosed a hack

Users funds lost ≈ $5,300,000 USD


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Sep 2020
Sep 2020

KuCoin crypto exchange got attacked by hackers

Users funds lost ≈ $150,000,000 USD 


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Sep 2020
Feb 2020

Crypto exchange Altsbit lost “almost all funds”

Users funds lost ≈ $300,000 USD 


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Feb 2020
Nov 2019

Crypto exchange Upbit confirmed a theft

Users funds lost ≈ $50,000,000 USD 


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Nov 2019
Nov 2019

Crypto exchange Bittrex SIM swap hack

Users funds lost ≈ $1,000,000 USD


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Nov 2019
Jul 2019

Japan licensed crypto exchange BITPoint users crypto assets has had stolen

Users funds lost ≈ $32,000,000 USD


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Jul 2019
May 2019

Binance has disclosed large scale security breach

Users funds lost ≈ $40,700,000 USD 


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May 2019
Mar 2019

Singapore-based exchange DragonEx has been hacked

Users funds lost ≈ $7,000,000 USD


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Mar 2019
Jan 2019

QuadrigaCX fraud led to loss user funds

Users funds lost ≈ $190,000,000 USD 


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Jan 2019
Dec 2018

Hackers stole Electrum Products users funds via installing malware on users’ computers

Users funds lost ≈ $22,000,000 USD 


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Dec 2018
Sep 2018

Crypto exchange Zaif has been hacked

Users funds lost ≈ $60,000,000 USD 


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Sep 2018
Jul 2018

Crypto company Bancor has lost tokens belonging to its users following a hack

Users funds lost ≈ $23,500,000 USD 


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Jul 2018
Jun 2018

Hackers stole from the South Korea-based exchange Bithumb

Users funds lost ≈ $31,000,000 USD 


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Jun 2018
Jun 2018

Coinrail exchange hacked

Users funds lost ≈ $40,000,000 USD 


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Jun 2018
Feb 2018

Popular cryptocurrency exchange BitGrail has reported a loss

Users funds lost ≈ $170,000,000 USD 


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Feb 2018
Jan 2018

World’s biggest ever digital currency ‘theft’ of Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck

Users funds lost ≈ $534,000,000 USD 


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Jan 2018
Jan 2018

Online Products Black Wallet has claimed to have been hacked

Users funds lost ≈ $400,000 USD


Software ProductsSource >

Jan 2018
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