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Crypto hacks using Hot Wallet Key Compromised

Data as of 3 October 2026

58 recorded incidents using Hot Wallet Key Compromised took $3.1B in total between 2015 and 2026. The largest was Coincheck, $534.0M in 2018. That is 4.5% of all incidents in DefiLlama's record and 14.6% 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, using Hot Wallet Key Compromised

  • 2015 $329K lost
    1 incidents
  • 2016 $73.5M lost
    2 incidents
  • 2017 $4.8M lost
    2 incidents
  • 2018 $625.2M lost
    4 incidents
  • 2019 $124.3M lost
    4 incidents
  • 2020 $299.4M lost
    4 incidents
  • 2021 $531.8M lost
    7 incidents
  • 2022 $53.0M lost
    6 incidents
  • 2023 $305.1M lost
    10 incidents
  • 2024 $434.7M lost
    9 incidents
  • 2025 $198.2M lost
    4 incidents
  • 2026 $418.2M lost
    5 incidents
Incidents per year using Hot Wallet Key Compromised, with value lost in millions of US dollars. Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026.

Incidents using Hot Wallet Key Compromised

Incidents using Hot Wallet Key Compromised. 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
2026-07-24 Triple-A Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Tron, Arbitrum $9.7M
2026-07-15 TeleSwap Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $735K
2026-04-16 Grinex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Tron, Ethereum $13.7M
2025-09-24 SBI Crypto Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Doge, BitcoinCash $21.0M
2025-08-14 BtcTurk Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Mantle, Polygon $48.0M
2025-07-19 CoinDCX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $44.2M
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
2024-11-28 XT Exchange Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $1.7M
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
2024-09-20 BingX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $43.3M
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
2024-04-09 xBlast Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $85K
2024-02-09 PlayDapp Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $290.0M
2024-01-06 CoinsPaid Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, BSC $7.5M
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
2023-07-26 AlphaPo Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum, Tron $60.0M
2023-04-14 Bitrue Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $23.0M
2023-04-08 GDAC Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $13.9M
2022-11-01 Deribit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised — $28.0M
2022-10-17 LiveArtX Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $39K
2022-08-01 ZB Exchange Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multi-Chain $4.8M
2022-04-07 WonderHero Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised BSC $320K
2022-02-17 TopGoal Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised BSC $1.1M
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
2021-08-29 Bilaxy Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $21.7M
2021-08-19 Liquid Global Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $91.3M
2021-03-14 Roll Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $5.7M
2021-02-01 Cryptopia Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multiple $45K
2020-12-21 Exmo Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Multiple $10.5M
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
2019-11-27 Upbit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Ethereum $49.3M
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
2018-09-14 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
2018-01-26 Coincheck Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised NEM $534.0M
2017-12-19 Youbit Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $0
2017-04-27 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
2015-05-22 Bitfinex Key Compromise Hot Wallet Key Compromised Bitcoin $329K

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