How much was lost in the Hypechill fund hack?

The Hypechill fund hack resulted in $13K in losses on November 27, 2020.

What attack technique was used in the Hypechill fund exploit?

The Hypechill fund exploit utilized Rugpull. Understanding this attack vector is critical for smart contract auditors and developers building secure DeFi protocols.

How can developers prevent similar smart contract attacks?

Preventing smart contract hacks requires a combination of secure coding practices, thorough security audits, and understanding common attack vectors like reentrancy, oracle manipulation, and access control flaws. Smart Contract Hacking (SCH) provides hands-on training to help developers and auditors identify and prevent vulnerabilities before deployment.

Hypechill fund Hack

TOTAL LOST $13K

Low Nov 27, 2020 Rugpull ethereum

Affected Chain ethereum Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #1923 By amount stolen

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull Target category

Incident Overview

The contract deployer minted tokens onto his wallet:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6a1a0926…58bf57

The initial liquidity was added at:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xcb4070e4…8f189e

The contract deployer removed liquidity at:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x6dcf0a6f…9e1067

Incident Report

Protocol / Project Hypechill fund

Date of Incident November 27, 2020

Affected Chain(s) ethereum

Attack Technique Rugpull

Classification Token

Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull

Affected Token CHILL

Official Website hypechill.fund/

What the Attacker Needed to Succeed

Understanding the prerequisites for this type of attack helps auditors identify protocols that are most at risk and helps developers build better defenses.

Technical Knowledge Deep understanding of rugpull and Solidity and EVM internals

Capital Required Seed capital to cover gas and initial position setup

On-Chain Access Ability to interact with ethereum smart contracts and deploy a custom exploit contract

Protocol Analysis Identification of the exploitable vulnerability in Hypechill fund's contract logic - root cause: token

Execution Speed Precise transaction ordering and timing to exploit the vulnerability within a single atomic block

Obfuscation Plan A strategy to launder and move stolen funds - typically through mixers, cross-chain bridges, or decentralized DEX swaps to resist tracing

What Auditors Should Check

Could this have been caught in audit? Hard to catch — private key / OpSec failures are outside smart contract audit scope

If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to Hypechill fund, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (November 2020).

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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Sources & References

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Source 1 https://twitter.com/CaptainJackAPE/status/1332166373389135872
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Web Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20201127033650/http://hypechill.fund/

Threat Assessment

Severity Level

LOW

Attack Vector Rugpull
Root Cause Token
Year 2020

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