Hack history / Crypto hacks on Bitcoin
Crypto hacks on Bitcoin
Every recorded theft on Bitcoin: hacks, exploits, phishing, scams and rug pulls.
Taken
$15.95B
107 thefts · $7.45B in 53 on Bitcoin alone; multi-chain incidents count in full on each chain
Largest
$6.30B
Binance CEX
Through keys and infrastructure
71%
of dollars taken
Largest thefts
Binance CEX 2026-10-29 · Hack or exploit · Key Leaked via Infrastructure$6.30BLuBian 2020-12-20 · Hack or exploit · Weak Key Generation$3.50BThodex 2021-04-21 · Rug pull · Scam$2.50BMt. Gox 2014-02-07 · Hack or exploit · Private Key Compromised$470M$330 million in Bitcoin apparently stolen; laundering spikes Monero price by over 40% 2025-04-27 · Hack or exploit$330.7MLiquid Network 2026-09-06 · Hack or exploit · Unbacked Cross-Chain Mint$320MDMM Bitcoin 2024-05-31 · Hack or exploit · Phishing$305MCrypto holder loses $283 million to scammer impersonating wallet support 2026-01-10 · Scam$282MBabel Finance 2022-06-17 · Hack or exploit · Proprietary trading failure$225MPoloniex 2023-11-10 · Hack or exploit · Malware$126MCOLDCARD 2026-07-31 · Hack or exploit · Weak Key Generation$116MAtomic Wallet 2023-06-03 · Hack or exploit · Supply Chain Attack$100MBitcoiner socially engineered out of $91 million 2025-08-19 · Hack or exploit$91MNobitex 2025-06-18 · Hack or exploit · Malware$90MWallet loses over $72 million to address poisoning 2024-05-03 · Hack or exploit$72.7M
Most recent
Binance CEX 2026-10-29 · Hack or exploit · Key Leaked via Infrastructure$6.30BGamdom 2026-10-13 · Hack or exploit · Key Leaked via Infrastructure$4.2MDuelbits 2026-09-24 · Hack or exploit · Hot Wallet Key Compromised$7MLiquid Network 2026-09-06 · Hack or exploit · Unbacked Cross-Chain Mint$320MBounceBit 2026-08-19 · Hack or exploit · Improper Access Control$3MRRWallet 2026-08-06 · Hack or exploit · Weak Key Generation$2MCOLDCARD 2026-07-31 · Hack or exploit · Weak Key Generation$116MTriple-A 2026-07-24 · Hack or exploit · Hot Wallet Key Compromised$11.8MTeleSwap 2026-07-15 · Hack or exploit · Hot Wallet Key Compromised$735KTHORChain DEX 2026-05-15 · Hack or exploit · Bridge Logic Flaw$10.7M
How attackers got in
Keys, accounts and infrastructure 59$11.30B
Insiders: rug pulls, frauds, collapses 2$2.50B
Phishing and scams 17$943.7M
Other 9$772.1M
Bridge and cross-chain 4$355.7M
Smart contract bug 15$63.3M
Price, oracle and governance 1$7M
By year
2026 14$7.06B
2025 13$763.8M
2024 10$483.5M
2023 13$427.1M
2022 12$312.5M
2021 5$2.56B
2020 6$3.51B
2019 6$85.2M
2018 3$63.3M
2017 4$99.8M
2016 3$73.7M
2015 6$9.9M
2014 6$486.7M
2013 2$1.3M
2012 3$568K
2011 1$8.8M
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Crypto hacks on Bitcoin", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/c/bitcoin/ (data as of 2026-10-31).