The Biggest Crypto Hacks Since 2025, Ranked by Money Lost - Voronoi
May 24, 2026
The Biggest Crypto Hacks Since 2025, Ranked by Money Lost
Key Takeaways
Bybit's $1.5 billion breach was the largest breach. Hackers compromised a third-party developer’s workstation and secretly inserted malicious code into the transaction process.
In the case of KelpDAO, attackers compromised a third-party system used to verify transactions between blockchains, allowing them to fake a deposit and withdraw $292 million in crypto assets.
In the Drift Trade hack, attackers used social engineering to gain privileged access, then created a fake token as collateral to withdraw $285 million.
