Gladiator Hack

TOTAL LOST $246K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quick Summary

Gladiator, an ERC20 token trading on UniSwap, was exploited by the deployer in an exit scam. The total loss amounts to 246,180 $USD or 132.91 ETH.

Details of the Exploit

The attack on the Gladiator project was carried out by the deployer, who removed liquidity from the LP pool. Following the removal, the stolen funds were transferred through various EOA addresses, possibly to obfuscate the trail of the stolen assets. The lack of further details on fund distribution may suggest the ongoing concealment of stolen funds.

Block Data Reference

Deployer Address:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xfD98A561…B2F5fE

Funds Holder as of Aug 14, 2023:

https://etherscan.io/address/0xa88a470f…4a5032

Liquidity Removal Transaction:

https://etherscan.io/tx/0x8cee548d…9eda87

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract GLA
Official Website aviator.ac/
Protocol Twitter/X @aviator_ac

Evidence & learning

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