Crypto hacks & exploits

Verified incidents from primary sources, newest first. Loss amounts are as reported and can be revised.

Incidents
9
2022–2026 · verified
Reported losses
$610M
5 of 9 with a USD amount
Largest
$292M
Kelp DAO, 2026

Matching incidents

9 · newest firstupdated 9d ago (2026-10-26 15:28 UTC) · source: Blockmetric Research · primary sources
Verified crypto hacks and exploits, newest first
DateProtocolTypeChainsReported lossStatus
Syscoin2026-06-07 · Bridge exploit · otherBridge exploitother5 billion SYSFunds recovered
Verus2026-05-17 · Bridge exploit · Ethereum, otherBridge exploitEthereum, otherabout 26.6% of the ETH and tBTC held in the Ethereum contractPartially recovered
Kelp DAO2026-04-18 · Bridge exploit · EthereumBridge exploitEthereum$292MStatus unknown
IoTeX ioTube2026-02-21 · Bridge exploit · Ethereum, otherBridge exploitEthereum, other$4.4MStatus unknown
Shibarium bridge2025-09-12 · Bridge exploit · otherBridge exploitother$4MStatus unknown
Multichain2023-07-07 · Bridge exploit · Fantom, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, ZKsync Era, otherBridge exploitFantom, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, OP Mainnet, ZKsync Era, other$210MStatus unknown
Nomad2022-08-01 · Bridge exploit · EthereumBridge exploitEthereum-Status unknown
Harmony (Horizon bridge)2022-06-24 · Bridge exploit · Harmony, EthereumBridge exploitHarmony, Ethereum$100MStatus unknown
Wormhole2022-02-02 · Bridge exploit · Solana, EthereumBridge exploitSolana, Ethereum-Status unknown

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