The Top 100 Crypto Hacks

There has been over $5 billion dollars lost to hacks in crypto. We reflect on the rekt Top 100 to see which auditors are responsible for the most damage.

June 12, 2023

Over $5 billion dollars has been lost to hacks. It’s the worst thing that can happen next to an @inversebrah subtweet. Today we review the top 100 of the rekt leaderboard.

The easiest way to stay safe in crypto is to use a hardware wallet and practice good opsec. Protocol hacks are outside of your control, but you can avoid unaudited protocols. Survival is how you win.

Naughty List:

  • Neodyme: 326M

  • Sherlock: 197M

  • Peckshield: 156.6M (7 Hacks)

  • Solidity Finance: 52.2M

  • Quantstamp: 47.5M

  • Kucoin: 45M

  • Slowmist: 34M

  • Deloitte: 33.7M

  • Halborn: 31.4M

  • Taechi: 31.3M

  • Techrate: 27M

  • Zokyo Security: 15.8M

  • Armor Labs: 13.4M

  • Certik: 10M

  • Arcadia Group: 9.4M

  • Bramah Systems: 8.8M

  • Thorchain: 8M

  • Hacken: 7.8M

  • WhiteHatDAO: 7.4M

  • Kudelski: 6M

  • OpenZeppelin: 6M

Unaudited protocols are responsible for the most damage ($4.815B). The audited protocols only accounted for ~$1B worth of hacks. Audits aren’t perfect but it does provide a base level of trust when interacting with a protocol.

Conclusion

Audits provide a base level of security but aren’t perfect. It’s worth using rekt leaderboard to ctrl+f your favorite protocol’s auditor. The greatest danger lies in protocols without an audit, so research before aping.

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