Crypto Hacks

Recent crypto hacks and thefts

The latest crypto hacks, exploits and exchange thefts, newest first: who was hit, how much was taken, how it happened and what came back. Every known incident since 2011, searchable by name, chain or attack type.

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$9.04B
stolen in 2026
440 incidents
$6.61B
stolen in the last 30 days
59 incidents
$6.36B
biggest on record
Binance, Oct 29, 2026
$30.1B
stolen since 2011
2,404 incidents

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  1. Ethereum FoundationUndisclosed

    Hackers took over an Ethereum Foundation email account and sent phishing messages to 35,794 recipients, falsely promoting a staking offer. The Foundation stopped the emails and secured the account; no victims were reported to have lost funds.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  2. 50 CentUndisclosed

    Rapper 50 Cent said hackers took over his Twitter account and website to promote the GUNIT memecoin.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  3. nftperpUndisclosed

    A critical bug was found in nftperp’s clearingHouse contract, and the vulnerable contracts were suspended. The platform later said all funds lost to the bug had been recovered.

    How Contract VulnerabilityReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  4. TLN ProtocolUndisclosed

    TLN Protocol on BNB Chain was attacked through a contract vulnerability. The report cites a loss of about $280,000 in a May 31 attack.

    How Contract VulnerabilityReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  5. CoinGeckoUndisclosed

    A breach at CoinGecko’s third-party email provider exposed some users’ names, email and IP addresses, and email-open location data. CoinGecko accounts and passwords were not affected.

    How Information LeakageReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  6. RenzoUndisclosed

    Renzo’s official Twitter account was compromised. The team said it was working with Twitter to resolve the issue; the report did not mention stolen funds.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  7. Scroll TokenTokenEthereumUndisclosed

    An arithmetic error in Scroll Token’s transfer function let attackers create unlimited tokens from addresses with zero balance. The token’s price then fell 99.99%.

    How Arithmetic Error (Token & Share Accounting)Chains EthereumReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  8. Nicola SebastianiUndisclosed

    A member of The Sandbox team had their X account hacked and used to send scam posts and direct messages that appeared to be official.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  9. Rho MarketsUndisclosed

    Hackers took over Rho Markets’ official Twitter account and posted suspicious links. The report does not mention stolen funds.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  10. BlockTower CapitalUndisclosed

    Fraudsters compromised and partially drained BlockTower Capital’s main hedge fund. The stolen funds had not been recovered, and the hackers had not been caught, according to the report.

    How UnknownReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  11. Equalizer ExchangeUndisclosed

    Equalizer Exchange in the Fantom ecosystem was suspected of being attacked, and the team advised users not to use its website while investigating. The site’s domain was later restored; no stolen funds were reported.

    How UnknownReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  12. NEAR ProtocolUndisclosed

    NEAR Protocol’s official X account appears to have been compromised; its profile was altered and strange posts were published. No stolen funds were reported.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  13. DuneUndisclosed

    Dune’s social media account was compromised and used to post a fake airdrop message for about 15 minutes. The team regained control of the account.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  14. BNBXTokenBSCUndisclosed

    A precision-loss flaw in the BNBX token’s arithmetic let attackers manipulate its accounting and extract value; the amount taken was not disclosed.

    How Arithmetic Error (Token & Share Accounting)Chains BSCReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  15. io.netUndisclosed

    Attackers exploited exposed links between user and device IDs in io.net’s metadata APIs to make unauthorized updates. GPU access was not compromised, but information shown to users on the frontend was affected.

    How Security VulnerabilityReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  16. MerlinUndisclosed

    A compromised Merlin Chain Discord management account posted a phishing link.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  17. Velvet CapitalUndisclosed

    Velvet Capital users reported abnormal activity on the platform: connecting to its website prompted them to approve wallet access for the protocol. The report did not confirm any funds stolen.

    How UnknownReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  18. RicoDeFi ProtocolArbitrumUndisclosed

    A flaw in Rico’s contract allowed an attacker to make unauthorized external calls and take funds. The amount was not disclosed.

    How Arbitrary External Call (Access Control)Chains ArbitrumReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  19. Meson FinanceUndisclosed

    A phishing link was posted from Meson Finance’s Twitter account after a third-party API issue; the project said the post was deleted.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  20. JupiterUndisclosed

    Jupiter reported that spam bots were flooding its Solana RPC services, disrupting access amid unusually heavy network activity. The team limited the bots; no stolen funds were reported.

    How DDoS AttackReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  21. Robinson BurkeyUndisclosed

    An attacker took over Wormhole co-founder Robinson Burkey’s Twitter account and posted a suspicious link.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  22. Pendle FinanceUndisclosed

    Hackers took control of Pendle Finance’s official X account and posted phishing links. The team later regained access.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  23. TrezorUndisclosed

    Trezor’s X account was hacked.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  24. TONUndisclosed

    The TON Blockchain account on X was compromised, according to an on-chain investigator.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  25. beobleUndisclosed

    Beoble’s Twitter account was compromised and used to post phishing links.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  26. BBTDeFi ProtocolEthereumUndisclosed

    Attackers exploited a business-logic flaw in BBT’s core smart-contract functions. The specific method and amount lost were not disclosed.

    How Unknown (Protocol Logic)Chains EthereumReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  27. GHTDeFi ProtocolEthereumUndisclosed

    GHT’s smart contract was exploited through a business-logic flaw. Public reports did not specify how the exploit worked or how much was lost.

    How Unknown (Protocol Logic)Chains EthereumReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  28. SherlockUndisclosed

    An attacker took over security company Sherlock’s Twitter account and used it to post phishing links.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  29. Grayscale CapitalUndisclosed

    The hacker group Capital Killer said it attacked Grayscale’s official website, which became inaccessible; the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF page remained available. No stolen funds were reported.

    How UnknownReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  30. SmoofsDeFi ProtocolPolygonUndisclosed

    A reentrancy flaw in Smoofs’ staking contract let attackers manipulate its state during external calls and drain funds.

    How Reentrancy (Reentrancy)Chains PolygonReported by DefiLlamaRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  31. AleoUndisclosed

    A copy-and-paste error in Aleo’s email metadata sent private identification documents, including selfies and government ID photos, to the wrong recipients. The company said ten people were affected.

    How Information LeakageReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  32. Tornado CashUndisclosed

    A governance attack passed malicious proposals that enabled backdoor code in Tornado Cash’s frontend to hijack deposit certificates.

    How Governance AttackReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  33. AvalancheUndisclosed

    A bug in Avalanche’s mempool gossip logic caused validators to exchange excessive transaction messages, delaying their checks with other validators and stalling consensus. Block production was interrupted, and an upgrade was issued to disable the faulty logic.

    How Security VulnerabilityReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  34. ARPAUndisclosed

    ARPA’s official Twitter account was compromised and used to post fake token-claim links.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  35. StarcoinUndisclosed

    Starcoin detected abnormal network activity and temporarily suspended its network while investigating.

    How UnknownReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  36. Keith GrossmanUndisclosed

    Keith Grossman’s X account was compromised and used to share links designed to drain users’ wallets.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  37. PhantomUndisclosed

    Phantom reported a denial-of-service attack, in which someone tried to overload its systems and disrupt services. User assets were reported secure.

    How DDoS AttackReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  38. ZeroLendUndisclosed

    ZeroLend’s lending market experienced a distributed denial-of-service attack, which overwhelms a service with traffic.

    How DDoS AttackReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  39. KlaytnUndisclosed

    Klaytn’s official Discord server was compromised, and the team warned users not to interact with its posts or links while it worked to regain control.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

  40. MasaUndisclosed

    Masa’s official Twitter account was suspected of being compromised and used to post fake airdrop links. The report does not describe any stolen funds.

    How Account CompromiseReported by SlowMistRecord updated Nov 12, 2026

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