VERDICT —OUT OF SCOPE
Root cause is phishing — victims signed malicious transactions or approvals off-protocol. Contract logic was not the failure surface; user-side wallet hygiene was. Pre-deployment audit cannot catch this class.
▰ METHOD
PHISHING
PHISHING
Root cause
Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.
Forensic narrative
KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, warned of fraudulent websites using its brand to try to steal cryptocurrencies. The website provides false rewards to induce users to deposit digital assets. Attack method (per SlowMist): Phishing attack. Reported loss: -.
Primary source
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kucoin-warns-of-impersonator-website-offering-incentives-to-deposit-crypto ↗Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
- chain
- —
- protocol
- KuCoin
- bug_class
- phishing
- date_occurred
- 2020-08-19
- loss_usd
- —
- source_id
- sm:kucoin::2020-08-19
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