Lost to scams worldwide in 2026
Live estimateAn estimated 369 billion US dollars lost to scams worldwide so far in 2026.
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South Georgia check-theft and forgery schemeOther
From the news
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia, a Thomasville man who directed a $115,000 check theft and forgery scheme was sentenced to federal prison. Prosecutors said the scheme harmed individuals and local businesses. From the news: this case w…
CryptoBilisCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, users of more than 300 Ledger hardware wallets lost an estimated $86 million to $93 million. Ledger said the targeted devices appear to have been sold via Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, and researchers found implanted chips that capture…
TectonicCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, an attacker pumped the TONIC token and borrowed about $120 million from Tectonic, cashing out about $9.19 million before the Cronos chain was halted and rolled back. From the news: this case was opened from a report by Web3 Is Going Great and…
TrovesCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Troves was exploited through improper access control. About $666,935 was reported taken. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yourself to the case.
Fence FinanceCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Fence Finance was exploited through incorrect share accounting on Avalanche. The reported amount taken is $1,010,000. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, ad…
YapeswapCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Yapeswap was hit by a malicious governance proposal attack on Ethereum. About $21,900 was reported taken. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yourself t…
Abracadabra (MIM)Crypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, Abracadabra is shutting down after hacks left about $21 million in bad debt, with 22 million MIM backed by about $900,000. The report says project-controlled wallets sold MIM and moved about $8.3 million after promising a peg-restoration roadm…
Liquid NetworkCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, an unauthorized withdrawal of about 3,998.5 BTC (~$320 million) hit the Liquid Network sidechain. The attacker, claiming to be a whitehat, returned 3,400 BTC and kept about 600 BTC (~$48 million). From the news: this case was opened from a rep…
Fake farm equipment sellersShopping
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According to the FTC, scammers posing as farm equipment businesses are selling fake equipment to farmers, who pay and receive nothing. From the news: this case was opened from a report by the FTC and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yoursel…
Neutron governance attack (Astroport, Drop)Crypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, an attacker bought NTRN governance tokens to pass a vote taking control of Astroport and Drop contracts holding $9.5 million, bridging out $1.8 million before the chain and Cosmos Hub were paused. From the news: this case was opened from a rep…
DuelbitsCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, Curaçao-based crypto gambling site Duelbits lost around $7 million in an apparent hot wallet compromise. The site went offline and said it would stay offline until it has clarity. From the news: this case was opened from a report by Web3 Is Go…
MeterCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, an exploiter minted unbacked wrapped MTR and MTRG tokens notionally priced at more than $2.3 million and sold some, crashing MTRG by over 88%. Meter attributed it to a block validation flaw and paused its blockchain and bridge. From the news:…
Magic Eden legacy approvals exploitCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, attackers exploited a legacy approvals bug in the Limit Break payment processor affecting Magic Eden's EVM marketplace, stealing NFTs and 660 wETH (about $1.78 million). A whitehat rescued 23,155 NFTs to return to owners. From the news: this c…
Fetch.ai, SingularityNET and NuNet hackCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, an attacker stole tokens from sixteen wallets across Fetch.ai, SingularityNET and NuNet, netting about $2.25 million, mostly from FET. Almost $290,000 was taken from a payroll contract. From the news: this case was opened from a report by Web3…
AlpsCon AI Trade HubCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, AlpsCon AI Trade Hub on BSC was exploited through incorrect share accounting. About $152,809 was taken. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yourself to…
Vara BridgeCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Vara Bridge on Ethereum was exploited through a proof verifier bug. About $12,776 was taken. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yourself to the case.
SwellCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Swell suffered a hot wallet key compromise affecting Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base and Hyperliquid L1. No amount was stated. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too,…
Predict FunCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, Predict Fun was hit by a frontend compromise on BSC. The reported amount taken is $400,000. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yourself to the case.
zkLink NovaCrypto
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According to DeFiLlama, zkLink Nova was exploited via cross-chain message spoofing on Ethereum. The reported amount taken is $783,100. From the news: this case was opened from a report by DeFiLlama and hasn't been verified by ScamMarketCap. If it happened to you too, add yours…
RainCrypto
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According to Web3 Is Going Great, a vulnerability in a Rain smart contract caused $1.1 million in losses. Avici customers lost about $500,000 and Tria customers more than $430,000. From the news: this case was opened from a report by Web3 Is Going Great and hasn't been verifie…