Ninja Gaiden Hack

TOTAL LOST $89K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

GAIDEN token exit scammed via rugpull with deployer removing 133,171 USD worth of liquidity from UniSwap pool.

Details of the Exploit

GAIDEN is an ERC20 token trading on UniSwap. On Oct 02, 2023, the deployer removed 83,14 WETH, which equates to roughly 133,171 USD, from the liquidity pool. The stolen funds were transferred to another EOA address, partially withdrawn through Tornado Cash, and the remaining amount was distributed among multiple addresses.

Block Data Reference

Deployer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x8d9ea28f…EA0010

Scammer Addresses:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xB8B1387C…ee216B

https://etherscan.io/address/0x9fE7c1db…031250

Liquidity Removal Transaction:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x76865cd3…15d9b7

Case & protocol details

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

Evidence & learning

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