Hack history / Monthly reports / 2020-05
Crypto hacks and thefts, May 2020
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
$150K
6 thefts
vs the month before
−99%
−99% ($25.6M)
vs a year earlier
−100%
−100% ($46.7M)
Largest thefts
How attackers got in
Other 2$150K
Smart contract bug 1$0
Keys, accounts and infrastructure 3$0
By chain
not stated 4$150K
Ethereum 2$0
By target
Centralized exchange 3$150K
not stated 3$0
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Crypto hacks and thefts, May 2020", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/m/2020-05/ (data as of 2026-11-01).