Data leak [loss] $8M+

"Chinese Police Arrest 8 People Related to $7.8M Rug Pull"

2022-01-14 [vendor] Chinese
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $7.8M (7,800,000 USD)

Incident Details

Eight people were arrested in China after being connected to a rug pull. One investor lost ¥590,000 ($90,000) he had poured into the token in June, when project owners took the website offline and pulled all of the money out. A total of ¥50 million (a bit below $7.9 million) was lost to the scam.

Total loss estimated at $7,800,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Exit scam / rug pull
Vendor / Product
Chinese

Timeline

  1. 2022-01-14 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-01-14 Publicly disclosed