Biggest Heists in World History❗💰💰💰
Bybit Heist (2025) - $1.46 billion: Hackers stole Ethereum from Bybit’s cold wallet via a smart contract exploit.
Central Bank of Iraq (2003) - $1 billion: Saddam’s son took cash from the bank pre-invasion; most unrecovered.
Isabella Stewart Gardner (1990) - $500 million: Thieves posing as cops stole art from a Boston museum, still missing.
Dar Es Salaam Bank (2007) - $282 million: Guards vanished with cash in Baghdad, likely an inside job.
Antwerp Diamond (2003) - $100 million: Crew breached tight security for diamonds and gold; loot largely gone.
Banco Central (2005) - $70 million: Thieves tunneled into a Brazilian bank vault, stealing tons of cash.
Brink’s-Mat (1983) - $41 million: Robbers hit a UK airport warehouse, taking gold bars; most unrecovered.
Northern Bank (2004) - $41 million: Hostage scheme in Belfast netted cash, linked to the IRA.
United California (1972) - $30 million: Crew blasted into a bank vault; caught but money partly missing.
Lufthansa (1978) - $6 million: Mob hit JFK cargo for cash and jewels; much never found.
Great Train Robbery (1963) - $3.4 million: Gang ambushed a UK mail train; most were nabbed.
