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Bridge & Cross-Chain hacks

56 incidents classified as Bridge & Cross-Chain, with $1.53bn in known losses.

$1.53bn lost across 56 incidents, 4.2% of the ledger

Largest: Binance Bridge ($570.0m), Liquid Network ($320.0m), Kelp ($293.0m).

Known losses by year: Bridge & Cross-Chain
DateTargetLostTypeMethodReturned
28 Oct 2026zkLink Nova$783,100DeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
19 Oct 2026Vara Bridge$12,776DeFi ProtocolProof Verifier Bug—
01 Oct 2026NEAR Intents$3.8mDeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
25 Sept 2026Demex Perp$191,929DeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
24 Sept 2026Payy Network$1.8mDeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
12 Sept 2026Chainflip AMM$736,442DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
10 Sept 2026Symbiosis$336,000DeFi ProtocolUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
09 Sept 2026Nomic$3.1mDeFi ProtocolUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
06 Sept 2026Liquid Network$320.0mChainUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
23 Aug 2026warp.green$93,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
19 Aug 2026Allbridge$191,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
11 Aug 2026Harmony Bridge$3.2mChainBridge Logic Flaw—
09 Aug 2026Coreum Bridge$200,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
08 Aug 2026Oraichain$1.0mChainUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
22 Jul 2026Verus-Ethereum Bridge$7.5mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
17 Jul 2026Across$4.5mDeFi ProtocolSpoofed Event Log—
21 Jun 2026Taiko Bridge$1.7mChainForged Proof—
19 Jun 2026Secret Network$4.7mChainUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
19 Jun 2026Namada Shielded Pools$600,000DeFi ProtocolUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
17 Jun 2026Aztec Bridge$2.0mDeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
14 Jun 2026Aztec Connect$2.1mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
10 Jun 2026Axelar Secret IBC Bridge$4.7mDeFi ProtocolUnbacked Cross-Chain Mint—
07 Jun 2026Syscoin Bridge$10.0mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
30 May 2026Alephium Bridge$815,000DeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
17 May 2026Verus-Ethereum Bridge$11.5mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
16 May 2026Adshares$628,000OtherForged Proof—
15 May 2026THORChain DEX$10.7mChainBridge Logic Flaw—
11 May 2026TAC Protocol$2.9mDeFi ProtocolProof Verifier Bug—
29 Apr 2026Syndicate$380,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw$380,000
18 Apr 2026Kelp$293.0mDeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
12 Apr 2026Hyperbridge$2.5mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
02 Mar 2026FOOM Cash$2.3mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
21 Feb 2026Veil Cash$5,000DeFi ProtocolProof Verifier Bug—
01 Feb 2026CrossCurve$3.0mDeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
24 Sept 2025GriffinAI$3.0mDeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
09 Jul 2025ZKSwap$5.0mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
01 Jan 2025NoOnes$7.9mDeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
29 Dec 2024Fegex$1.1mDeFi ProtocolCross-Chain Message Spoofing—
02 Jul 2023Poly Network$5.0mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
23 Apr 2023FilDA$700,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
20 Apr 2023Tales of Elleria$280,000GamingForged Proof—
23 Nov 2022Numbers Protocol$13,836DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
06 Oct 2022Binance Bridge$570.0mDeFi ProtocolProof Verifier Bug—
01 Aug 2022Nomad$190.0mDeFi ProtocolForged Proof—
04 Oct 2021pNetwork$13.0mDeFi ProtocolSpoofed Event Log—
15 Jul 2021THORChain DEX$5.0mDeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
11 Jul 2021ChainSwap Bridge$4.4mDeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
02 Jul 2021ChainSwap$800,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
02 Jul 2021XDX Swap$176,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
29 Jun 2021THORChain DEX$350,000DeFi ProtocolBridge Logic Flaw—
18 Aug 2020OKEx$5.6mCEXForged Proof—
06 Aug 2020Ethereum Classic$1.7mLayer 1Forged Proof—
06 Jan 2019Ethereum Classic$219,500ChainForged Proof—
02 Jun 2018ZenCash$550,000ChainForged Proof—
16 May 2018Bitcoin Gold$18.0mChainForged Proof—
13 May 2018MonaCoin$90,000ChainForged Proof—

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, “Bridge & Cross-Chain hacks”, data to 2 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/failures/method/bridge-cross-chain/. How this is built