On July 15, at launch, two developers on the vladfun platform secretly hardcoded their self-created token into the frontend, rendering other creators' tokens invisible. The team detected the anomaly within two hours, terminated the two developers, and removed the malicious code. The involved developers returned approximately $15,000 in creator fees and test token proceeds, with the recovered funds deposited into the team’s secure wallet, totaling 7.8 ETH. The vladfun team stated they never authorized the issuance of a vladfun token and will prioritize addressing the concerns of affected users.
Two Vladfun developers expelled for hardcoding malicious token; 7.8 ETH recovered
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On July 15, two Vladfun developers were expelled for secretly hardcoding their own token into the frontend, causing other tokens to vanish. The team detected the issue within two hours, removed the malicious code, and recovered 7.8 ETH in creator fees and test tokens, which were transferred to a team safety wallet. The Vladfun team confirmed they never approved the token launch and will address affected users. This incident underscores the importance of monitoring new token listings and staying informed about token launch updates.
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