Helio Protocol Hack

TOTAL LOST $178K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Helio Protocol rugpull occurred on Sep 7, 2023, with the deployer removing liquidity worth 178,277 USD from PancakeSwap, resulting in a loss of 829.41 BNB.

Helio Protocol, a BEP20 token trading on PancakeSwap, is a copycat token not to be confused with the original project or tokens with a similar name. On Sep 7, 2023, the deployer removed liquidity from the LP pool, causing a rugpull. Part of the stolen funds, held in USDT, are still in the token creator's wallet, while the other part was deposited into the ByBit exchange.

Deployer Address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0x7335482E…bF414d

Scammer Address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0xc6ae76C4…EE98d5

ByBit Deposit Transaction:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0xb302194f…3557b3

Liquidity Removal Transaction:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x196ece96…22a9d7

Case & protocol details

Classification Token
Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull
Affected asset / contract HELIO

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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