EspressoBot Hack

TOTAL LOST $53K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

EspressoBot deployer performed a rugpull, draining liquidity worth 53,110 USD from UniSwap, resulting in a total loss of 33.04 WETH.

Details of the Exploit

EspressoBot is an ERC20 token trading on UniSwap. On August 8, 2023, the deployer-related address executed an exit scam by draining the liquidity pool in 12 transactions. The stolen funds, amounting to 53,110 USD (equivalent to 33.04 WETH), were transferred through several EOA addresses.

Part of the funds currently remains in another EOA address. It was discovered that the deployer was funded on Binance.

Block Data Reference

Deployer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x5737083f…a8CdcE

Scammer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xee34Cc55…3C0f18

Funds Holder Address as of Sep 10, 2023:

https://etherscan.io/address/0x13ce2410…ef5579

Liquidity Drain Transactions:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xe49905a4…4482f0

https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb20a97e2…c83659

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract ESPS
Official Website espresso.foundation/
Protocol Twitter/X @EspressoBot_ETH

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