KUKUCoin Hack

TOTAL LOST $100K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

KUKUCoin, a copycat ERC20 token trading on UniSwap, was exploited in an exit scam on August 13, 2023. The total profit for the attacker was 54.53 ETH or 100,335 $USD.

Details of the Exploit

The scammer initially bought KUKUCoin tokens for 10.65 ETH and then added additional liquidity using the newly bought tokens for 47.87 ETH. After a certain period, the attacker proceeded to remove the liquidity through three transactions, totaling 113.05 ETH. The total profit reached 54.53 ETH, and part of the stolen funds was transferred through multiple EOA addresses, while the other part remains at the attacker's original address.

Block Data Reference

Scammer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x71e2dbb3…d00095

Liquidity Removal Transactions:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8be03116…debb8b

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe47d7df9…036edd

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xec0bf4b0…b9f49e

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract KUKUCoin

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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