Hack history / Monthly reports / 2016-05
Crypto hacks and thefts, May 2016
Thefts are hacks, exploits, phishing, scams and rug pulls, in dollars at the time. A single source for $500M or more waits for a second source before it counts.
Taken
$2M
1 thefts
vs the month before
+770%
+770% ($230K)
vs a year earlier
+508%
+508% ($329K)
Largest thefts
How attackers got in
Smart contract bug 1$2M
By chain
Ethereum 1$2M
By target
Centralized exchange 1$2M
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Crypto hacks and thefts, May 2016", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/m/2016-05/ (data as of 2026-10-31).