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Crypto hacks classed as Key Compromise

Data as of 3 October 2026

158 recorded incidents classed as Key Compromise took $8.9B in total between 2014 and 2026. The largest was LuBian, $3.5B in 2020. That is 12.2% of all incidents in DefiLlama's record and 42.5% of the value lost. Amounts are the losses DefiLlama records, and its record does not say whether they are before or after any recovery. Data as of 3 October 2026.

By year, classed as Key Compromise

  • 2014 $484.0M lost
    3 incidents
  • 2015 $4.5M lost
    4 incidents
  • 2016 $73.7M lost
    3 incidents
  • 2017 $35.8M lost
    3 incidents
  • 2018 $863.5M lost
    7 incidents
  • 2019 $146.7M lost
    9 incidents
  • 2020 $3.8B lost
    8 incidents
  • 2021 $760.8M lost
    13 incidents
  • 2022 $815.7M lost
    18 incidents
  • 2023 $435.4M lost
    15 incidents
  • 2024 $516.4M lost
    22 incidents
  • 2025 $302.0M lost
    22 incidents
  • 2026 $703.8M lost
    31 incidents
Incidents per year classed as Key Compromise, with value lost in millions of US dollars. Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026.

Incidents classed as Key Compromise

Incidents classed as Key Compromise. Newest first. Source: DefiLlama.
DateIncidentClass TechniqueChainsAmount
2026-09-24 Bitget Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, XRPL, Tron, Zcash $387.0M
2026-09-24 Duelbits Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC, Bitcoin, Tron $7.0M
2026-09-19 Fetch.ai Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $1.5M
2026-09-19 NuNet Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $463K
2026-09-10 Dominion Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $0
2026-09-08 WealthManagementV2 Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC $26K
2026-08-28 Fogo Foundation Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Fogo $3.0M
2026-08-23 Surf Lending Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Cardano $0
2026-08-06 RRWallet Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Bitcoin $2.0M
2026-08-06 Hyperliquid Malaysia Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $0
2026-08-05 KITE Foundation Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $13.3M
2026-07-31 COLDCARD Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Bitcoin $116.0M
2026-07-30 Swan Treasury Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC $625K
2026-07-24 Triple-A Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Tron, Arbitrum $9.7M
2026-07-22 AFX Bridge Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Arbitrum $24.1M
2026-07-22 Zilliqa Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Zilliqa $1.6M
2026-07-15 Ostium Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $23.8M
2026-07-15 TeleSwap Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $735K
2026-06-23 SecondFi Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Cardano $2.4M
2026-06-08 Humanity Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $32.0M
2026-05-30 Gravity Bridge Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Ethereum $5.4M
2026-05-27 Stake DAO Yield Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Arbitrum $91K
2026-05-23 StablR Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $2.8M
2026-05-22 Polymarket Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Polygon $700K
2026-05-18 Echo Bridge Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Monad $821K
2026-04-30 Wasabi Perps Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Ethereum, Base, Berachain, Blast $5.5M
2026-04-21 Volo Vault Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Sui $3.5M
2026-04-16 Grinex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Tron, Ethereum $13.7M
2026-02-21 IoTeX Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Ethereum $4.4M
2026-01-31 Step Finance Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $40.0M
2026-01-05 USDGambit and TLP Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Arbitrum $1.5M
2025-12-30 Unleash Protocol Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Story $3.9M
2025-11-07 DIMO Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Ethereum $40K
2025-10-21 DoodiPals Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $171K
2025-10-19 Astra Nova Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $9.1M
2025-09-24 SBI Crypto Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Doge, BitcoinCash $21.0M
2025-09-23 Seedify Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC, Avalanche $1.2M
2025-09-14 Yala Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Solana, Ethereum $7.6M
2025-09-13 Shibarium Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Shibarium $4.1M
2025-09-10 Evoq Finance Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC $420K
2025-08-14 BtcTurk Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Mantle, Polygon $48.0M
2025-08-04 CrediX Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Sonic $4.5M
2025-07-19 CoinDCX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $44.2M
2025-06-20 Hacken Token Key Compromise Private Key Compromised — $250K
2025-05-15 Zunami Protocol Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $500K
2025-04-15 ZKsync Key Compromise Private Key Compromised zkSync Era $5.0M
2025-03-21 Zoth ZeUSD Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $8.8M
2025-03-14 Berally Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Berachain $90K
2025-02-28 Wemix Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Wemix $6.2M
2025-02-24 Infini Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $49.5M
2025-01-23 Phemex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Solana, XRPL, Bitcoin, BSC, Sui, Base, Tron, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Polygon, Optimism, zkSync Era $85.0M
2025-01-08 Moby Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $1.5M
2025-01-08 Orange Finance Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $840K
2024-11-28 XT Exchange Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $1.7M
2024-11-16 DEXX Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $21.0M
2024-11-08 CoinPoker Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $2.0M
2024-10-31 M2 Exchange Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin $13.7M
2024-10-30 SUNRAY·FINANCE Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $2.9M
2024-10-24 US Government Crypto Wallet Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $20.0M
2024-09-20 BingX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $43.3M
2024-09-16 DeltaPrime Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $6.0M
2024-07-11 OPSEC Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $100K
2024-06-22 BtcTurk Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $54.0M
2024-06-04 Lykke Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Bitcoin $22.4M
2024-05-16 pump.fun Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $1.9M
2024-04-29 Rain Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRPL, Solana $14.8M
2024-04-09 xBlast Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $85K
2024-03-17 Remilia Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $6.0M
2024-03-15 NFPrompt Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $3.0M
2024-03-15 Mozaic Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Arbitrum $2.0M
2024-03-12 Polyhedra Network Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC $760K
2024-02-29 Shido Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $3.3M
2024-02-09 PlayDapp Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $290.0M
2024-01-25 Saga Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Solana $66K
2024-01-06 CoinsPaid Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $7.5M
2023-12-30 Locus Finance Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum, Arbitrum $321K
2023-12-13 OKX DEX Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $2.7M
2023-11-22 Heco Bridge Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $86.6M
2023-11-22 Huobi Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $13.6M
2023-11-11 Samudai Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $1.3M
2023-11-09 CoinSpot Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $2.4M
2023-09-25 HTX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $8.0M
2023-09-12 CoinEx Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC, Bitcoin, Tron, Kadena, Solana, Dagger, XRPL, BitcoinCash, Polygon, Stellar, Arbitrum $55.0M
2023-09-04 Stake.com Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC, Polygon $41.3M
2023-08-08 Steadefi Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Ethereum $1.2M
2023-07-26 AlphaPo Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Tron $60.0M
2023-07-07 Multichain Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Moonriver, BSC, Fantom $126.0M
2023-06-12 Keep3r Network Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Ethereum $200K
2023-04-14 Bitrue Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $23.0M
2023-04-08 GDAC Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $13.9M
2022-12-24 Defrost Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Avalanche $12.0M
2022-12-03 Ratio Finance Key Compromise Key Brute Forced Solana $0
2022-11-02 Rubic Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $1.2M
2022-11-01 Deribit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $28.0M
2022-10-28 FriesDAO Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Ethereum $2.3M
2022-10-17 LiveArtX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $39K
2022-10-11 QANplatform Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Ethereum $2.0M
2022-09-07 GERA Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Ethereum $1.5M
2022-08-01 ZB Exchange Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multi-Chain $4.8M
2022-07-16 Impermax Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum, Polygon $9.0M
2022-07-12 Citizen Finance Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC, Polygon $94K
2022-06-23 Harmony Bridge Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $100.0M
2022-05-18 QANX Bridge Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $707K
2022-04-07 WonderHero Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised BSC $320K
2022-03-23 Ronin Bridge Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Ethereum $624.0M
2022-02-17 TopGoal Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised BSC $1.1M
2022-02-10 Dego Finance Key Compromise Deployer Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC, Cronos $10.0M
2022-01-10 Lympo Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $18.7M
2021-12-13 Vulcan Forged Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Polygon $140.0M
2021-12-11 AscenDEX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC, Polygon $77.0M
2021-12-04 Bitmart Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $196.0M
2021-10-30 BXH Key Compromise Private Key Compromised BSC $139.0M
2021-08-29 Bilaxy Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $21.7M
2021-08-19 Liquid Global Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $91.3M
2021-07-10 Multichain Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Ethereum, BSC, Fantom $7.9M
2021-06-21 StakeHound / Fireblocks Key Compromise Key Brute Forced Ethereum $72.0M
2021-06-06 Fetch.ai Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Multiple $2.6M
2021-05-17 FinNexus Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $7.0M
2021-03-14 Roll Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $5.7M
2021-03-01 Seascape Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $500K
2021-02-01 Cryptopia Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multiple $45K
2020-12-28 LuBian Key Compromise Weak Key Generation Bitcoin $3.5B
2020-12-21 Exmo Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multiple $10.5M
2020-12-08 Aeternity Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Aeternity $5.2M
2020-11-08 Grin Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Grin $0
2020-10-30 EtherCrash Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $2.5M
2020-09-29 KuCoin Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $281.0M
2020-09-08 Eterbase Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRPL, Tezos, Algorand, Tron $5.4M
2020-01-23 Bitcoin Gold Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Bitcoin Gold $70K
2019-12-14 VeChain Key Compromise Private Key Compromised VeChain $6.5M
2019-12-02 Vertcoin Key Compromise Validator Key Compromised Vertcoin $29
2019-11-27 Upbit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $49.3M
2019-09-28 Chain Fusion Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Ethereum $6.4M
2019-06-06 GateHub Key Compromise Private Key Compromised XRPL $9.5M
2019-05-24 Poker EOS Key Compromise Private Key Compromised EOS $0
2019-05-07 Binance Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $40.0M
2019-03-29 Bithumb Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, XRPL $19.0M
2019-01-14 Cryptopia Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $16.0M
2018-11-12 HireVibes AirDropsDAC Key Compromise Private Key Compromised EOS $14K
2018-09-14 Zaif Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $60.0M
2018-07-26 KICKICO Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $7.7M
2018-07-09 Bancor V3 Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $23.5M
2018-04-21 Gate Key Compromise Private Key Compromised — $235.0M
2018-04-12 Coinsecure Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $3.3M
2018-01-26 Coincheck Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised NEM $534.0M
2017-12-19 Youbit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $0
2017-11-19 Tether Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $31.0M
2017-04-27 Yapizon Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $4.8M
2016-10-13 Bitcurex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $1.5M
2016-08-02 Bitfinex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $72.0M
2016-04-07 ShapeShift Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $230K
2015-08-15 BTER Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $1.6M
2015-05-22 Bitfinex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $329K
2015-02-18 KipCoin Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $728K
2015-02-17 BTER Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $1.8M
2014-07-29 Cryptsy Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin, Litecoin $9.6M
2014-02-17 Picostocks Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $4.4M
2014-02-07 Mt. Gox Key Compromise Private Key Compromised Bitcoin $470.0M

Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026, under its open methodology. Figures are a dated snapshot, not a live feed.