Hack history / 2023 / Rug pull
Fake "LayerZero" Token
Rug pull on Aug 21, 2023 · Rug Pull
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$1M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#931
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
A fake "LayerZero" token on the BSC chain has had a lot of liquidity removed. The deployer removed 4,827.99 WBNB worth about $1 million. The contract address of the fake token is [address].
Details
- Date
- Aug 21, 2023
- Kind
- Rug pull
- Method
- Rug Pull
- How in
- Insiders: rug pulls, frauds, collapses
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Fake "LayerZero" Token rug pull, Aug 21, 2023: $1M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf082224699/ (data as of 2026-10-31).