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Crypto failures in 2022
185 crypto hacks, exploits and thefts in 2022, with $3.63bn in known losses.
$3.63bn lost across 185 incidents
The largest crypto hack of 2022 was Ronin Bridge, at $624.0m. $352.6m is recorded as returned or repaid.
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| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned |
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| 29 Dec 2022 | Jaypeggers | $18,500 | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 26 Dec 2022 | Amun | $300,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 25 Dec 2022 | Rubic | $1.4m | DeFi Protocol | Arbitrary External Call | — |
| 24 Dec 2022 | Defrost | $12.0m | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | $6.0m |
| 16 Dec 2022 | Raydium AMM | $4.4m | DeFi Protocol | Malware | — |
| 14 Dec 2022 | FPR | $29,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Nimbus | $76,000 | DeFi Protocol | Reward Logic Flaw | — |
| 13 Dec 2022 | ElasticSwap | $850,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | $520,650 |
| 12 Dec 2022 | BGLD | $18,000 | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 11 Dec 2022 | 3Commas | $20.0m | CEX | Database Breach | — |
| 10 Dec 2022 | Lodestar V0 | $6.9m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 10 Dec 2022 | MU&MUG | $57,000 | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 10 Dec 2022 | TiFi | $43,500 | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 09 Dec 2022 | NOVAToken | — | Token | Admin Drain | — |
| 07 Dec 2022 | AES | $61,608 | Token | Rounding Error | — |
| 05 Dec 2022 | RFB | — | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 05 Dec 2022 | BBOX | — | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 03 Dec 2022 | BTC.com | $3.0m | Wallet | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 03 Dec 2022 | Ratio Finance | — | DeFi Protocol | Key Brute Forced | — |
| 02 Dec 2022 | Ankr | $5.0m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | $5.0m |
| 02 Dec 2022 | Overnight Finance | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 01 Dec 2022 | APC | $6,000 | Token | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 29 Nov 2022 | SEAMAN | $7,000 | Token | Protocol Logic | — |
| 29 Nov 2022 | MBC & ZZSH | $5,900 | Token | Improper Access Control | — |
| 23 Nov 2022 | Numbers Protocol | $13,836 | DeFi Protocol | Bridge Logic Flaw | — |
| 22 Nov 2022 | AUR Protocol | $13,000 | Token | Improper Access Control | — |
| 21 Nov 2022 | sDAO | $13,000 | Token | Protocol Logic | — |
| 18 Nov 2022 | Polynomial | $7,000 | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 17 Nov 2022 | UEarnPool | $16,038 | DeFi Protocol | Reward Logic Flaw | — |
| 16 Nov 2022 | SheepFarm | $72,000 | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 12 Nov 2022 | FTX | $450.0m | CEX | Phishing | — |
| 10 Nov 2022 | DFX V2 | $4.0m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 09 Nov 2022 | Brahma Finance | $89,343 | DeFi Protocol | Arbitrary External Call | — |
| 07 Nov 2022 | MooCAKECTX | $140,000 | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 06 Nov 2022 | Pando Rings | $22.0m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 03 Nov 2022 | pNetwork | $4.3m | DeFi Protocol | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 02 Nov 2022 | Skyward Finance | $3.0m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 02 Nov 2022 | Rubic | $1.2m | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 02 Nov 2022 | Save | $1.3m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Save | $1.0m | DeFi Protocol | Risk Parameter Abuse | — |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Deribit | $28.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 28 Oct 2022 | FriesDAO | $2.3m | DeFi Protocol | Weak Key Generation | — |
| 27 Oct 2022 | UvToken | $1.5m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 27 Oct 2022 | Team Finance | $15.8m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 26 Oct 2022 | N00dleSwap | $29,000 | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 25 Oct 2022 | ULME | $250,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 24 Oct 2022 | QuickSwap Market | $220,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 23 Oct 2022 | Layer2DAO | $190,000 | DeFi Protocol | Phishing | — |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Bond Protocol | $300,000 | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Ethereum Alarm Clock | $260,000 | DeFi Protocol | Reward Logic Flaw | — |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Moola Market | $8.4m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 17 Oct 2022 | MTDAO | $702,000 | DeFi Protocol | Deposit Logic Flaw | — |
| 17 Oct 2022 | LiveArtX | $39,000 | NFTfi | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 15 Oct 2022 | Earning.Farm | $1.2m | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 13 Oct 2022 | FTX | $70,000 | CEX | API Key Compromised | — |
| 11 Oct 2022 | TempleDAO | $2.3m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 11 Oct 2022 | Mango Markets V3 | $115.0m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 11 Oct 2022 | QANplatform | $2.0m | DeFi Protocol | Weak Key Generation | — |
| 09 Oct 2022 | Xave Finance | — | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 06 Oct 2022 | RES Token | $290,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 06 Oct 2022 | Binance Bridge | $570.0m | DeFi Protocol | Proof Verifier Bug | — |
| 04 Oct 2022 | Sovryn | $1.1m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 02 Oct 2022 | Transit Swap | $28.9m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 20 Sept 2022 | Wintermute | $160.0m | Other | Phishing | — |
| 18 Sept 2022 | GMX V1 EVM | $565,000 | DeFi Protocol | Stale Price Arbitrage | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | Ragnarok Online Invasion | $44,000 | Gaming | Improper Access Control | — |
| 08 Sept 2022 | New Free DAO | $1.3m | DeFi Protocol | Reward Logic Flaw | — |
| 07 Sept 2022 | GERA | $1.5m | DeFi Protocol | Deployer Key Compromised | — |
| 06 Sept 2022 | Nereus Finance | $371,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 05 Sept 2022 | DAO Swap | $580,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 02 Sept 2022 | Bad Guys by RPF | — | NFTfi | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 02 Sept 2022 | ShadowFi | $301,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 01 Sept 2022 | KyberSwap Classic | $265,000 | DeFi Protocol | CDN Compromise | — |
| 24 Aug 2022 | KaoyaSwap | $118,000 | DeFi Protocol | Swap Logic Flaw | — |
| 23 Aug 2022 | SudoRare | $800,000 | DeFi Protocol | Liquidity Rug | — |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Celer cBridge | $240,000 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 14 Aug 2022 | Acala | $0 | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 10 Aug 2022 | XSTABLE Protocol | — | DeFi Protocol | Protocol Logic | — |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Blur Finance | $600,000 | DeFi Protocol | Exit Scam | — |
| 09 Aug 2022 | Curve DEX | $575,000 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | $575,000 |
| 08 Aug 2022 | Dragoma | $3.5m | DeFi Protocol | Admin Drain | — |
| 07 Aug 2022 | EGD Finance | $36,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 02 Aug 2022 | Slope Wallet | $4.1m | Wallet | Key Stored Publicly | — |
| 01 Aug 2022 | ZB Exchange | $4.8m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 01 Aug 2022 | Nomad | $190.0m | DeFi Protocol | Forged Proof | — |
| 01 Aug 2022 | Reaper Farm | $1.7m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Nirvana V1 | $3.5m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 25 Jul 2022 | LPC | $45,000 | DeFi Protocol | Arithmetic Error | — |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Audius | $6.0m | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 17 Jul 2022 | Premint | $375,000 | NFTfi | Frontend Compromise | — |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Impermax | $9.0m | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 13 Jul 2022 | SpaceGodzilla | $25,379 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Citizen Finance | $94,300 | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Uniswap (Phishing Attack) | $8.0m | DeFi Protocol | Phishing | — |
| 10 Jul 2022 | Omni | $1.4m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 02 Jul 2022 | Crema Finance | $8.8m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Quixotic | $100,000 | NFTfi | Signature Verification Flaw | — |
| 26 Jun 2022 | XCarnival | $3.8m | DeFi Protocol | Deposit Logic Flaw | — |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Ribbon | $12,000 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Convex Finance | $14,000 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Harmony Bridge | $100.0m | DeFi Protocol | Validator Key Compromised | — |
| 22 Jun 2022 | pandorachainDAO | $128,000 | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Inverse Finance Frontier | $5.8m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 08 Jun 2022 | Gym Network | $2.1m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 08 Jun 2022 | ApolloX | $2.1m | DeFi Protocol | Signature Verification Flaw | — |
| 08 Jun 2022 | Osmosis | $5.0m | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 07 Jun 2022 | Equalizer Exchange | $50,000 | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 05 Jun 2022 | Wintermute | $17.6m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 05 Jun 2022 | Elrond | $113.0m | DeFi Protocol | Infinite Mint | — |
| 04 Jun 2022 | BAYC/Otherside | $257,000 | NFTfi | Phishing | — |
| 30 May 2022 | Mirror | $2.0m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 29 May 2022 | Anchor | $800,000 | DeFi Protocol | Stale Oracle Price | — |
| 24 May 2022 | HackDao | $65,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 20 May 2022 | Llamascape | $70,000 | NFTfi | Signer Phishing | — |
| 18 May 2022 | QANX Bridge | $707,000 | DeFi Protocol | Private Key Compromised | — |
| 18 May 2022 | Seth Green NFTs | $300,000 | NFTfi | Phishing | — |
| 18 May 2022 | Feminist Metaverse | $540,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 17 May 2022 | FEG Token | $1.9m | Token | Improper Access Control | — |
| 14 May 2022 | SpiritSwap V3 | $18,000 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 14 May 2022 | Quickswap V3 | $107,600 | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 13 May 2022 | Blizz Finance | $8.3m | DeFi Protocol | Stale Oracle Price | — |
| 12 May 2022 | Venus Protocol | $11.2m | DeFi Protocol | Stale Oracle Price | — |
| 11 May 2022 | X2Y2 | $200,000 | NFTfi | Phishing | — |
| 11 May 2022 | Drift Trade | $14.5m | DeFi Protocol | Risk Parameter Abuse | $14.5m |
| 10 May 2022 | OWNLY | $37,000 | DeFi Protocol | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 08 May 2022 | Fortress Loans | $3.0m | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 04 May 2022 | MM Finance Cronos | $2.0m | DeFi Protocol | DNS Hijack | — |
| 01 May 2022 | Rari Capital | $80.0m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Saddle Finance | $11.0m | DeFi Protocol | Swap Logic Flaw | — |
| 28 Apr 2022 | DEUS Finance | $13.4m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 24 Apr 2022 | Wiener DOGE | $30,000 | DeFi Protocol | Rounding Error | — |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Zeed Finance | $1.0m | DeFi Protocol | Arithmetic Error | — |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Terra (LUNA) | $4.3m | Chain | Phishing | — |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Beanstalk | $181.0m | DeFi Protocol | Flashloan Governance Attack | — |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Rikkei Finance | $1.1m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 12 Apr 2022 | Elephant Money | $22.2m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 11 Apr 2022 | CF Token | $1.9m | Token | Improper Access Control | — |
| 07 Apr 2022 | WonderHero | $320,000 | Gaming | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 07 Apr 2022 | Starstream Finance | $4.0m | DeFi Protocol | Admin Drain | — |
| 02 Apr 2022 | Inverse Finance Frontier | $15.6m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Ola Finance | $4.7m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 30 Mar 2022 | BasketDAO | $1.2m | DeFi Protocol | Arbitrary External Call | — |
| 28 Mar 2022 | Cryptovoxels | $171,000 | Gaming | Phishing | — |
| 27 Mar 2022 | Revest Finance | $2.0m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 26 Mar 2022 | Auctus | $726,000 | DeFi Protocol | Arbitrary External Call | — |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Cashio | $52.8m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Ronin Bridge | $624.0m | DeFi Protocol | Validator Key Compromised | — |
| 21 Mar 2022 | One Ring Finance | $1.4m | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 21 Mar 2022 | LI.FI | $600,000 | DeFi Protocol | Token Approval Abuse | — |
| 20 Mar 2022 | Umbrella Network | $700,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 17 Mar 2022 | ApeCoin | $820,000 | Token | Flashloan Governance Attack | — |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Hundred Finance | $6.2m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Agave | $5.5m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 15 Mar 2022 | DEUS Finance | $3.0m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 13 Mar 2022 | Paraluni Masterchef | $1.7m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 09 Mar 2022 | Pirate X | $78,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 09 Mar 2022 | Fantasm Finance | $2.6m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 05 Mar 2022 | Bacon Protocol | $1.0m | DeFi Protocol | Reentrancy | — |
| 03 Mar 2022 | Treasure | $1.4m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 23 Feb 2022 | Flurry Finance | $293,000 | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
| 20 Feb 2022 | OpenSea | $2.0m | NFTfi | Phishing | — |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Rigoblock | $464,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 17 Feb 2022 | TopGoal | $1.1m | Gaming | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 15 Feb 2022 | Build Finance | $470,000 | DeFi Protocol | Malicious Proposal | — |
| 14 Feb 2022 | Titano Finance | $1.9m | DeFi Protocol | Backdoor Contract | — |
| 12 Feb 2022 | IRA Financial / Gemini | $36.0m | CEX | API Key Compromised | — |
| 10 Feb 2022 | Dego Finance | $10.0m | DeFi Protocol | Deployer Key Compromised | — |
| 08 Feb 2022 | Superfluid | $8.7m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 06 Feb 2022 | Meter | $7.7m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 03 Feb 2022 | KlaySwap | $1.9m | DeFi Protocol | Frontend Compromise | — |
| 02 Feb 2022 | Portal | $326.0m | DeFi Protocol | Signature Verification Flaw | $326.0m |
| 01 Feb 2022 | BNS | $7.5m | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 28 Jan 2022 | Qubit | $80.0m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 25 Jan 2022 | OpenSea | $1.0m | NFTfi | Withdrawal Logic Flaw | — |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Multichain | $1.4m | DeFi Protocol | Missing Input Validation | — |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Crypto-com | $33.7m | CEX | Session Key Compromised | — |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Crosswise | $879,000 | DeFi Protocol | Improper Access Control | — |
| 17 Jan 2022 | Crypto Burger | $770,000 | Gaming | Improper Access Control | — |
| 15 Jan 2022 | Float Protocol | $1.2m | DeFi Protocol | Spot Price Manipulation | — |
| 15 Jan 2022 | CityDAO | $95,000 | DAO | Phishing | — |
| 10 Jan 2022 | Lympo | $18.7m | NFTfi | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
| 08 Jan 2022 | LCX | $7.9m | DeFi Protocol | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 04 Jan 2022 | Arbix Finance | $10.0m | DeFi Protocol | Admin Drain | — |
| 02 Jan 2022 | DefiChain | — | Chain | Incorrect Fee Accounting | — |
| 01 Jan 2022 | Tinyman | $3.0m | DeFi Protocol | Incorrect Share Accounting | — |
Amounts are DefiLlama’s estimates and can change as incidents are revalued. Its returned figure can include money a company repaid itself, not only funds recovered from attackers. Source: DefiLlama.
Cite this Bitminer.io, “Crypto failures in 2022”, data to 2 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/failures/2022/. How this is built