Crypto Exchange Hacks: The Mt. Gox Scandal and More
An overview of hacked crypto exchanges, the fallout, and how the industry is responding, including a look back at the infamous Mt. Gox hack.
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An overview of hacked crypto exchanges, the fallout, and how the industry is responding, including a look back at the infamous Mt. Gox hack.
Explore the biggest crypto frauds in history. Learn about major crypto scams, blockchain scandals, and hacks that shook the digital currency world
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Leading crypto exchange, Bybit, revealed that they have experienced a major hack resulting in the loss of digital assets worth approximately US$1.4 billion or around Rp 22.79 trillion (at an exchan...
In February 2025, crypto exchange Bybit suffered the largest exchange hack in history when North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group exploited vulnerabilities in its cold wallet infrastructure, stealing $1.4 billion in di...
The first major crypto hack in crypto exchange history, MtGox was never able to recover from the 850,000 BTC lost via multiple mishandling of funds and thefts that went undetected for years, despite finding 200,000 BT...
Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $95,563 at the time of writing on Monday as crypto traders digest the largest crypto exchange hack in history.
This prompted the exchange to move the remaining funds into cold storage while it investigated the hack. Wormhole – $326 million stolen: In the first major crypto heist of 2022, Wormhole’s crypto platform was exploite...
However, the exchange later disclosed that the hacker had taken around two million of the cryptocurrency BNB, Binance’s own digital token, with a value of around $284 each.
On February 21, 2025, Bybit experienced a significant security breach, marking one of the largest hacks in cryptocurrency history.
Top 13 Most Expensive Crypto Exchange Hacks From smart contract exploits to compromised hot wallets, these hacks have cost billions and reshaped how the industry thinks about security. The table below breaks down the ...