LayerZero Hack
What happened
LayerZero, a fake BEP20 token, was rugpulled on Aug 20, 2023, causing a loss of 1,045,094 $USD
LayerZero (ZRO) is a copycat BEP20 token trading on PancakeSwap. On Aug 20, 2023, the deployer removed liquidity from the LP pool. The token was advertised on a Russian-speaking Telegram group named KryptoAtom.
The stolen funds, amounting to 1,045,094 $USD worth 4,827.99 $BNB, were transferred through several EOA addresses and then swapped for $USDT. As of August 21, 2023, the funds remain at the scammer's EOA.
- Deployer Address:
https://bscscan.com/address/0x7Ee2fc5e…955aBE
- Scammer Address:
https://bscscan.com/address/0x2ebc576b…b72d5e
- Funds Holder as of August 21, 2023:
https://bscscan.com/address/0xa792a4ad…ad4d84
- Liquidity Removal Transaction:
https://bscscan.com/tx/0x098ed453…2aed67
- Swapping Transactions:
https://bscscan.com/tx/0xefa6247b…1b7352
https://bscscan.com/tx/0x1b63f44b…cf10d2
https://bscscan.com/tx/0x3f49c124…3948ff
Case & protocol details
Evidence & learning
Sources and on-chain records
- report Report twitter.com
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