Hack Database
15 ARTICLESEvery major crypto hack, exploit, and heist. The biggest thefts in digital history, dissected.
Mt. Gox 2011: The Hack Nobody Noticed
The first major crypto exchange hack. $8.75M stolen. BTC crashed to one cent. Nobody learned a thing.
Mt. Gox 2014: 850,000 Bitcoin Vanish Forever
850,000 Bitcoin vanished. The biggest heist in crypto history.
The DAO: The $60M Hack That Split Ethereum in Two
The exploit that split Ethereum in two
Coincheck: Japan's $530 Million Wake-Up Call
$530 million stolen from a hot wallet. In Japan. Again.
Poly Network: The $611M Hack With a Plot Twist
Stole $611 million. Then gave it all back.
Ronin Bridge: North Korea's $625M Payday
North Korea stole $625M from a video game. Nobody noticed for six days.
Wormhole: $320M Stolen, Then Counter-Exploited Back
120,000 ETH minted from thin air. Jump Crypto bailed it out the next day. Then they hacked the hacker to get it back.
The FTX Hack: $477M Vanishes as the Empire Falls
$477M stolen from FTX as the exchange was already dying
Mixin Network: The $200M Cloud Heist
The cloud provider got hacked. $200M walked out the door.
Bybit: The $1.5 Billion Heist That Shook Crypto
The largest crypto hack ever. $1.5 billion. One transaction.
MEV Sandwich Attacks: The Invisible Tax on Every Trade
$220,764 in USDC became $5,271 of USDT in eight seconds. The trader thought stablecoins were safe. The bot knew better.
Bithumb: The $44 Billion Typo That Almost Broke an Exchange
One employee typed 'BTC' instead of 'KRW.' 620,000 ghost Bitcoins appeared. Chaos followed.
Resolv: The $25 Million Stablecoin That Minted Itself to Death
One compromised private key. 80 million unbacked stablecoins minted. $25 million drained. The code worked perfectly. The humans did not.
Drift Protocol: $285M Solana DeFi Exploit
Solana's biggest perps exchange lost $285M in minutes through compromised admin keys.
Drift Protocol Update: North Korea Confirmed, Circle's Six-Hour Silence Exposed
Lazarus Group stole $285M in 12 minutes. Bridged $230M through Circle's CCTP during business hours. Circle did nothing for six hours.