Hack history / Crypto hacks on zkSync Era
Crypto hacks on zkSync Era
Every recorded theft on zkSync Era: hacks, exploits, phishing, scams and rug pulls.
Taken
$138M
19 thefts · $5.8M in 10 on zkSync Era alone; multi-chain incidents count in full on each chain
Largest
$70M
Phemex
Through keys and infrastructure
54%
of dollars taken
Largest thefts
Phemex 2025-01-23 · Hack or exploit · Hot Wallet Key Compromised$70MZKasino 2024-04-20 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$33MLiFi Finance 2024-07-16 · Hack or exploit · Token Approval Abuse$10MVelocore V2 2024-06-01 · Hack or exploit · Incorrect Fee Accounting$6.8MZKsync 2025-04-15 · Hack or exploit · Private Key Compromised$5MGemholic 2024-06-08 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$3.4MEraLend 2023-07-25 · Hack or exploit · Read-Only Reentrancy$3.4MKannagi 2023-07-30 · Rug pull · Admin Drain$2.1MMERLIN DEX 2023-04-25 · Rug pull · Admin Drain$1.8MVenus Core Pool 2025-03-29 · Hack or exploit · Donation Attack$902KxBank Finance 2024-04-27 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$550KCoreHunter 2023-04-09 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$510KVenus_ZKSync 2025-02-27 · Hack or exploit · Donation Attack$200KzkFinance 2024-11-11 · Hack or exploit · Unknown$200KMagpie Protocol 2024-04-23 · Hack or exploit · Missing Input Validation$129K
Most recent
ZKsync 2025-04-15 · Hack or exploit · Private Key Compromised$5MVenus Core Pool 2025-03-29 · Hack or exploit · Donation Attack$902KVenus_ZKSync 2025-02-27 · Hack or exploit · Donation Attack$200KPhemex 2025-01-23 · Hack or exploit · Hot Wallet Key Compromised$70MzkFinance 2024-11-11 · Hack or exploit · Unknown$200KZkSync 2024-08-26 · Hack or exploit · Account CompromiseundisclosedLiFi Finance 2024-07-16 · Hack or exploit · Token Approval Abuse$10MGemholic 2024-06-08 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$3.4MVelocore V2 2024-06-01 · Hack or exploit · Incorrect Fee Accounting$6.8MxBank Finance 2024-04-27 · Rug pull · Rug Pull$550K
How attackers got in
Keys, accounts and infrastructure 4$75M
Insiders: rug pulls, frauds, collapses 6$41.4M
Smart contract bug 6$21.4M
Other 3$200K
By year
2025 4$76.1M
2024 9$54.1M
2023 5$7.9M
2021 1$0
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Crypto hacks on zkSync Era", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/c/zksync-era/ (data as of 2026-11-01).