Disclaimer: The information provided in this DAO Security Timeline is intended for educational and informational purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness or correctness of the data presented. This resource does not constitute legal, financial, or technical advice.
| Project | Date | Amount | Currency | Exploit Type | Description | Protocol | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The DAO | 6/17/2016 | 72,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | The DAO was a crowdfunding project built on the Ethereum blockchain. Exploits in the code allowed an attacker to drain approximately one-third of the DAO's funds (around 3.6 million Ether) by exploiting a reentrancy vulnerability in the smart contract. | Ethereum | |
| King of Ether | 1/1/2017 | 139,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | The King of Ether smart contract exploit resulted in the loss of approximately 17,000 Ether (ETH) at the time of the attack. The exploit occurred in 2017 when a vulnerability in the King of Ether smart contract was exploited by an attacker, allowing them to drain the Ether from the contract. | Ethereum | |
| Parity Multisig Wallet | 7/19/2017 | 113,030,280 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A vulnerability in the Parity Multisig Wallet smart contract led to a user accidentally triggering a code change that froze 513,774.16 Ether. The frozen funds were inaccessible, and efforts to recover them through a network upgrade were unsuccessful. | Ethereum | |
| Parity Multisig Wallet (again) | 11/6/2017 | 150,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Another vulnerability in the Parity Multisig Wallet smart contract allowed an attacker to take control of multiple multi-signature wallets, resulting in the freezing of more than 500,000 Ether. | Ethereum | |
| Bancor | 7/9/2018 | 23,500,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | The Bancor decentralized exchange suffered an exploit where an attacker manipulated the price of a smart token by using a large number of low-value tokens. This resulted in a loss of around $23.5 million in Ether. | Ethereum | |
| Fulcrum | 1/11/2020 | 2,500,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Fulcrum's Flash Loans feature was exploited, resulting in a $2.5 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| bZx | 2/15/2020 | 900,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | bZx faced two separate attacks, resulting in a total loss of around $900,000. | Ethereum | |
| dForce | 4/19/2020 | 24,900,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | dForce was exploited, leading to a nearly complete drain of its $24.9 million value. | Ethereum | |
| Lendf.me | 4/19/2020 | 25,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Lendf.me, a DeFi lending platform, was attacked using a flash loan attack. The attacker managed to exploit a flaw in the contract and withdrew approximately $25 million worth of cryptocurrencies. | Ethereum | |
| Balancer | 6/29/2020 | 500,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Balancer Pool was exploited due to a loophole, losing $500,000. | Ethereum | |
| Opyn | 8/4/2020 | 370000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Opyn suffered a double-spend attack, resulting in a $370,000 loss. | Ethereum | |
| Soft Yearn | 9/7/2020 | 250,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | An investor exploited Soft Yearn for $250,000 profit. | Ethereum | |
| bZx | 9/13/2020 | 8,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | bZx's DeFi lending protocol was exploited, leading to an $8 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| Eminence | 9/29/2020 | 15,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Eminence faced a smart contract vulnerability, losing $15 million. | Ethereum | |
| Leo Finance | 10/11/2020 | 42,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Leo Finance was hacked, resulting in a loss of around $42,000. | Ethereum | |
| Harvest Finance | 10/26/2020 | 34,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | An attacker manipulated the price of stablecoins on the Harvest Finance platform, causing a loss of around $34 million. The attacker exploited vulnerabilities in the platform's liquidity pools. | Ethereum | |
| Akropolis | 11/12/2020 | 2,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Akropolis lost $2 million in DAI due to an exploit on its DeFi protocol. | Ethereum | |
| Value DeFi | 11/14/2020 | 6,000,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | A flash loan attack on Value DeFi resulted in approximately a $6 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| Origin Protocol | 11/17/2020 | 7,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Origin Protocol's OUSD was attacked through a re-entrancy method, causing a $7 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| Pickle Finance | 11/21/2020 | 20,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Pickle Finance faced a hack that drained $20 million, impacting its decentralized finance protocol. | Ethereum | |
| Warp Finance | 12/18/2020 | 7,700,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Warp Finance was hit by a flash loan attack, leading to a $7.7 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| Cover Protocol | 12/28/2020 | 5,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Cover Protocol suffered an exploit post-merger with Yearn.Finance, resulting in a $5 million loss. | Ethereum | |
| Furucombo | 2/28/2021 | 14,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Exploited for roughly $14 million in ETH and ERC-20 tokens. | Ethereum | |
| Meerkat Finance | 3/4/2021 | 31,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Drained by $31 million in crypto assets. | BNB Chain | |
| Meerkat Finance | 3/4/2021 | 31,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Meerkat Finance, a DeFi project, suffered a flash loan attack that resulted in the theft of approximately $31 million in assets. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in the smart contract. | BNB Chain | |
| PAID Network | 3/5/2021 | 180,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | The PAID Network exploit in 2021 resulted in a loss of approximately $180 million worth of PAID tokens at the time of the attack. This attack involved an exploit of the PAID Network's smart contract, where an attacker manipulated the contract to mint and sell tokens, causing a significant loss for users and the project. | Ethereum | |
| DODO | 3/8/2021 | 3,800,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Hacked for approximately $3.8 million in tokens. | Ethereum | |
| Roll | 3/14/2021 | unkown | USD | Phishing & Social Engineering Attack | Suffered a theft of tokens following an exploit. | Ethereum | |
| Iron Finance | 3/16/2021 | 170,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Incident resulted in the loss of user deposits, totaling $170,000. | Polygon | |
| TurtleDex | 3/18/2021 | 2,400,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | Pulled an exit scam, draining over $2.4 million. | BNB Chain | |
| Force DAO | 4/4/2021 | 376,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Attackers made off with FORCE tokens worth about $376,000. | Ethereum | |
| EasyFi | 4/19/2021 | 80,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Hacked for over $80 million. | Polygon | |
| Uranium Finance | 4/28/2021 | 50,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Security incident led to a $50 million loss. | BNB Chain | |
| Spartan Protocol | 5/2/2021 | 30,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Exploited due to a flawed liquidity share calculation, resulting in over $30 million loss. | BNB Chain | |
| Rari Capital | 5/8/2021 | 15,000,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Lost $15 million in an exploit related to Alpha Finance Lab integration. | Ethereum | |
| xToken | 5/12/2021 | 24,500,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Suffered a $24.5 million loss due to a flash loan exploit. | Ethereum | |
| bEarn Fi | 5/16/2021 | 11,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Exploited for almost $11 million. | BNB Chain | |
| Venus Protocol | 5/19/2021 | 200,000,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | Suffered over $200 million in liquidations due to XVS token price manipulation. | BNB Chain | |
| PancakeBunny | 5/19/2021 | 200,000,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | Major exploit resulted in a loss of over $200 million in crypto assets. | BNB Chain | |
| AutoShark Finance | 5/24/2021 | 822,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Lost $822,000 in a flash loan attack on BSC. | BNB Chain | |
| Merlin Lab | 5/26/2021 | 1,560,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Three separate exploits led to a total loss of around $1.56 million. | BNB Chain | |
| Wild Credit | 5/27/2021 | 0 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Exploited pool but all funds were recovered with no losses. | Ethereum | |
| BurgerSwap | 5/28/2021 | 7,200,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Exploited for $7.2 million using flash loans. | BNB Chain | |
| Belt Finance | 5/28/2021 | 50,000,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Hacked in a flash loan attack resulting in a $50 million loss. | BNB Chain | |
| Alchemix | 6/16/2021 | unkown | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Users withdrew ETH collateral without paying off alETH loans, amount lost not specified. | Ethereum | |
| Impossible Finance | 6/21/2021 | 500,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Suffered a $500,000 loss in a flash loan attack. | BNB Chain | |
| Eleven Finance | 6/22/2021 | 4,600,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | Lost about $4.6 million in a flashswap-assisted exploit. | BNB Chain | |
| THORChain | 6/28/2021 | 139,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Lost $139,000 due to a targeted exploit on ETH Bifrost logic error. | THORChain | |
| SafeDollar | 6/28/2021 | 248,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Lost $248,000 due to an exploit on the Polygon network. | Polygon | |
| ChainSwap | 7/2/2021 | 800,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Compromised smart contract led to a loss of $800,000. | Ethereum | |
| ChainSwap | 7/10/2021 | 4,400,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Lost about $4.4 million due to a hack affecting crypto projects using ChainSwap. | Ethereum | |
| THORChain | 7/15/2021 | 4,900,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Another exploit in the same month led to a $4.9 million loss. | THORChain | |
| Bondly Finance | 7/15/2021 | unknown | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Suffered an exploit, but the amount lost is not specified. | Ethereum | |
| PancakeBunny | 7/16/2021 | 2,400,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Exploited for $2.4 million on the Polygon network and QuickSwap DEX. | BNB Chain | |
| THORChain | 7/23/2021 | 13,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | THORChain faced its third exploit within a month, losing around $13 million across different blockchain exchanges. | THORChain | |
| Levyathan | 7/30/2021 | unknown | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Levyathan experienced a smart contract flaw allowing limitless token minting, causing a severe price drop. | Ethereum | |
| Popsicle Finance | 8/3/2021 | 25,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Popsicle Finance was exploited for $25 million due to a simple bug. | Ethereum | |
| Punk Protocol | 8/10/2021 | 8,950,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Punk Protocol was hacked for $8.95 million, with some funds later returned. | Ethereum | |
| Poly Network | 8/10/2021 | 600,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Poly Network lost roughly $600 million in cryptocurrencies due to an exploit. | Multiple Chains (Ethereum, BSC, Polygon) | |
| Dao Maker | 8/12/2021 | 7,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Another Dao Maker incident led to the loss of approximately $7 million in USDC. | Ethereum | |
| Cream Finance | 8/30/2021 | 18,800,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Cream Finance faced an $18.8 million loss due to a reentrancy bug. | Ethereum | |
| The DAO Maker | 9/4/2021 | 4,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Dao Maker suffered a $4 million loss due to an unprotected init function. | Ethereum | |
| Zabu Finance | 9/12/2021 | 3,200,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Zabu Finance was hacked for $3.2 million using its "Transfer Tax" mechanism. | Avalanche | |
| Sushi | 9/16/2021 | 0 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | SushiSwap narrowly avoided a major exploit thanks to intervention from a white hat hacker. | Ethereum | |
| pNetwork | 9/20/2021 | 12,500,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | pNetwork lost approximately $12.5 million due to a bug exploit. | Ethereum | |
| Vee Finance | 9/21/2021 | 35,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Vee Finance was hit by an exploit of around $35 million on the Avalanche platform. | Avalanche | |
| Compound Finance | 9/30/2021 | 80,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Compound Finance overpaid millions in COMP rewards, potentially exposing $80 million to risk. | Ethereum | |
| Indexed Finance | 10/15/2021 | 16,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Indexed Finance suffered a $16 million loss due to a vulnerability in its smart contracts. | Ethereum | |
| PancakeHunny | 10/20/2021 | 2,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | PancakeHunny lost $2 million due to a smart contract exploit. | BNB Chain | |
| Cream Finance | 10/27/2021 | 130,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | An attacker exploited Cream Finance, draining over $130 million in assets. | Ethereum | |
| bZx | 11/5/2021 | 55,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | bZx was compromised again, this time for $55 million. | Ethereum | |
| MonoX | 11/30/2021 | 31,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | MonoX faced a $31 million exploit in its DeFi lending protocol. | Ethereum | |
| BadgerDAO | 12/2/2021 | 120,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerabilities | BadgerDAO was drained by an attacker using malicious contract permissions, leading to a loss of about $120 million. | Ethereum | |
| Pizza DeFi | 12/5/2021 | 5,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Pizza DeFi suffered a $5 million loss due to an exploit involving over-collateralized positions. | Unknown | |
| 8ight Finance | 12/8/2021 | 1,730,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | 8ight Finance lost $1.73 million in stablecoins, partly due to operational security lapses. | Unknown | |
| Vulcan Forged | 12/13/2021 | 140,000,000 | USD | Phishing & Social Engineering Attack | Hackers stole 96 private keys from Vulcan Forged, siphoning off $140 million in cryptocurrency. | Ethereum | |
| Grim Finance | 12/19/2021 | 30,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Grim Finance's protocol was exploited, leading to a theft of $30 million in fantom tokens. | Fantom | |
| Visor Finance | 12/22/2021 | 8,100,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Visor Finance's protocol was compromised, resulting in the loss of VISR tokens valued at $8.1 million. | Ethereum | |
| Tinyman | 1/1/2022 | 3,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A smart contract exploit led to an estimated loss of $3 million. | Algorand | |
| Lympo | 1/10/2022 | 18,700,000 | USD | Phishing & Social Engineering Attack | A hot wallet breach resulted in a loss of 165.2 million LMT tokens, valued at $18.7 million. | Ethereum | |
| Qubit | 1/28/2022 | 80,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Over $80 million was exploited on the Binance Smart Chain-based platform. | BNB Chain | |
| KlaySwap | 2/3/2022 | 1,900,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Hackers executed a BGP hijack, leading to a loss of $1.9 million. | Klaytn | |
| Wormhole | 2/3/2022 | 326,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A major hack of over $326 million occurred in this cross-blockchain bridge. | Ethereum/Solana | |
| Meter | 2/6/2022 | 4,300,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Modifications to ChainBridge code resulted in a $4.3 million loss due to a bug. | Ethereum | |
| Dego Finance | 2/21/2022 | 10,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A compromised address led to the draining of DEGO pairs liquidity worth $10 million. | Ethereum/BSC | |
| Treasure DAO | 3/3/2022 | unknown | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Hackers exploited a vulnerability to mint NFTs at no cost, the amount stolen is not specified. | Ethereum (Arbitrum) | |
| Fantasm | 3/9/2022 | 2,600,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Over $2.6 million was stolen and swapped for ether, exploiting the protocol's algorithmic assets. | Fantom | |
| Umbrella Network | 3/20/2022 | 700,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | LP tokens in staking contracts were drained, with $700,000 worth of liquidity withdrawn. | Ethereum/BSC | |
| Li Finance | 3/21/2022 | 600,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A smart contract exploit led to the loss of $600,000 from users' wallets by exploiting "infinite approval." | Ethereum | |
| One Ring Finance | 3/21/2022 | 1,400,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | An attacker prepared and executed a contract that drained funds from OneRing, resulting in a $1.4 million loss. | Fantom | |
| Cashio | 3/23/2022 | 52,800,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | This stablecoin on the Solana blockchain was exploited for around $52.8 million. | Solana | |
| Ronin Network | 3/29/2022 | 625,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Over $625 million in USDC and ether (ETH) was lost due to an exploit affecting Ronin validator nodes. | Ethereum | |
| Inverse Finance | 4/2/2022 | 15,600,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | Inverse Finance suffered an exploit with a loss of $15.6 million due to artificial price manipulation of tokens. | Ethereum | |
| WonderHero | 4/7/2022 | 320,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Hackers stole about $320,000 worth of Binance Coin (BNB) from the play-to-earn game WonderHero. | BNB Chain | |
| Starstream Finance | 4/7/2022 | 4,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | Starstream Finance's treasury was drained, leading to a loss of $4 million. | Fantom | |
| Elephant Money | 4/13/2022 | 11,200,000 | USD | Economic Exploit | The protocol was attacked through price manipulation involving borrowed Wrapped Binance Coins (WBNB), resulting in a loss of $11.2 million. | BNB Chain | |
| Beanstalk Farms | 4/18/2022 | 182,000,000 | USD | Governance Attack | Beanstalk Farms lost $182 million due to a combination of malicious governance proposals and a flash loan attack. | Ethereum | |
| Deus Finance | 4/28/2022 | 13,400,000 | USD | Flash Loan Attack | This decentralized finance application was exploited for approximately $13.4 million. | Fantom | |
| Saddle Finance | 4/30/2022 | 10,000,000 | USD | Smart Contract Vulnerability | A decentralized exchange for trading stablecoins was hacked, resulting in a loss of over $10 million in ether. | Ethereum |