Incident Overview
Humanized_AI Exit Scam: $665K Raised, Operations Ceased
Humanized_AI, a blockchain project, orchestrated an exit scam after collecting approximately 173 ETH, equivalent to $665K, over a one-month period. The project conducted its token sale on various decentralized finance platforms, with the proceeds transferred to the address https://etherscan.io/address/0xef46843a…1bcc99. Additionally, the $665K funds were deposited into the eXch exchange.
Following the scam, both the project's Twitter account and website have been deactivated, indicating a fraudulent exit from the project.
Sale Contract
https://etherscan.io/address/0x98afe356…93a15c
Example of eXch deposit
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x4cc22495…3296e7
Incident Report
Protocol Information
Market Context at Time of Hack
What the Attacker Needed to Succeed
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What Auditors Should Check
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- Verify all logic paths related to Rugpull are guarded by proper access controls and input validation
- Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs
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