Crypto Hacks Set April Record as Exploit Losses Reach $651 Million
Crypto hacks rose in April, which DefiLlama described as the most-hacked month in crypto history by number of incidents. CertiK said confirmed losses from exploits totaled about $651 million during the month, with roughly $3.5 million attributed to phishing.
That made April the highest-loss month since March 2022’s roughly $715 million, if February 2025’s Bybit losses are excluded. The reported incidents included LayerZero with $292 million tied to an rsETH bridge exploit on April 18 and Drift Trade with $285 million tied to a compromised admin and fake token price manipulation on April 1, followed by Rhea Lend at $18.4 million and Grinex at $15 million.
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@certikalert#CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$651M lost to exploits with ~$3.5M of the total attributed to phishing. April has had the highest losses recorded since March 2022 (~$715M), excluding Feb 2025 (Byb
@certikRT @CertiKAlert: #CertiKStatsAlert 🚨 Combining all the incidents in April we’ve confirmed ~$651M lost to exploits with ~$3.5M of the total…
@0xrajeevRT @DefiLlama: April ends as the most-hacked month in crypto history, by number of incidents.
@ryanwatkins_The number of DeFi hacks reached ATHs in April, but their impact is still relatively low and stable. While it’s possible the rise in count is due to AI, what’s more likely is that it’s a function of more contracts being deployed over time.
@chainlinkgodGenuinely WTF is going on with DeFi this month? Just an insane number of code exploits, oracle exploits, bridge hacks, and key compromises: LayerZero | $292M | April 18 | rsETH bridge exploit Drift Trade | $285M | April 1 | Compromised A