Kizuna AI Hack

TOTAL LOST $135K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

Kizuna AI token project rugpulled by deployer, removing liquidity worth 134,863 USD from UniSwap pool in multiple transactions.

Details of the Exploit

Kizuna AI (KIZUNA) is an ERC20 token trading on UniSwap. On August 29, 2023, the deployer performed an exit scam by removing liquidity from the LP pool in multiple small transactions. The stolen funds, equivalent to 78.5 ETH or 134,863 USD, were distributed to multiple EOA addresses in small amounts of ETH.

Block Data Reference

Deployer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x1CAFE95d…d54763

Liquidity Removal Transaction:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xbf29cf83…491c81

Funds Transfer Transaction:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x7b5aefff…396ad5

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract KIZUNA
Official Website kizunatoken.io/
Protocol Twitter/X @kizunatoken

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