Cryptocurrency [loss] $1M+

"Astrology NFT project Lucky Star Currency rugged for over $1M — CertiK"

2023-10-09 [vendor] Lucky Star Currency [chain] bsc
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $1.1M (1,100,000 USD)
Blockchain(s) Bsc

Incident Details

Lucky Star Currency was an NFT-focused project released by a group claiming to be made up of astrologists. The group was heavily promoted on Chinese news and Q&A platforms. However, not long after its release, the contract creator withdrew more than 1.6 million LSC tokens and swapped them for approximately $1.1 million.

Total loss estimated at $1,100,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
Lucky Star Currency

Timeline

  1. 2023-10-09 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-10-09 Publicly disclosed