How much was lost in the OkayLetsGo hack?

The OkayLetsGo hack resulted in $94K in losses on June 09, 2023.

What attack technique was used in the OkayLetsGo exploit?

The OkayLetsGo 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?

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OkayLetsGo Hack

TOTAL LOST $94K

Low Jun 09, 2023 Rugpull

Affected Chain 2023 Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #1546 By amount stolen

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull Target category

Incident Overview

Quick Summary

OkayLetsGo token project was rugpulled by the deployer, who drained the UniSwap pool and removed liquidity. The total loss is 94,230 $USD.

Details of the Exploit

OkayLetsGo is an ERC20 token trading on UniSwap. The OKLG token experienced a significant liquidity removal. Investigation revealed that the token deployer sold a significant amount of tokens in exchange for 50 $ETH to drain the UniSwap pool.

Afterward, two transactions were made from their contract address to remove all remaining liquidity worth 4 $ETH in total. All stolen funds were transferred to another EOA after an incident.

Block Data Reference

Scammer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xBBb0bB7E…468375

Funds Holder Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x47C7c921…Bb1b6F

Draining Transaction:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x57cee995…e23993

Liquidity Removal Transactions:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xfb1b1818…90c3b5

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd1ef2bad…1e08a5

Incident Report

Protocol / Project OkayLetsGo

Date of Incident June 09, 2023

Attack Technique Rugpull

Classification Token

Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull

Affected Token OKLG

Official Website okayeg.vip

Protocol Twitter/X @okayeg_vip

Team Anonymous

Source Code Verified On-Chain

Market Context at Time of Hack

Token Categories

Memes Base Ecosystem

Protocol Links

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 smart contracts and deploy a custom exploit contract

Protocol Analysis Identification of the exploitable vulnerability in OkayLetsGo'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 OkayLetsGo, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (June 2023).

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/DeDotFiSecurity/status/1667485269786783744?s=20

Threat Assessment

Severity Level

LOW

Attack Vector Rugpull
Root Cause Token
Year 2023

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