QuillDex Hack

TOTAL LOST $30K
Low Rugpull

What happened

Quill ERC20 Layer 2 token project rugpulled, with 30,000 USD worth of 17 WETH liquidity removed from the pool on Oct 24, 2023.

Quill, an ERC20 Layer 2 token for Ethereum, was exit scammed by its deployer. The scammer received tokens by interacting with the contract and, in the same transaction, withdrew the liquidity pool. The attacker removed 17 WETH, which is equivalent to approximately 30,000 USD, causing significant losses to the project's participants.

Deployer Address:

https://blockscout.scroll.io/address/0xd217Cff3…D9E150

Scammer Address:

https://blockscout.scroll.io/address/0x8C4bC23f…f895d7

Liquidity Removal Transaction:

https://blockscout.scroll.io/tx/0xadaf85a1…a7266a

Interacted Contract:

https://blockscout.scroll.io/address/0x7E2F79b8…53B825

Funds Holder as of Oct 25, 2023:

https://blockscout.scroll.io/address/0x80C67432…99bCF8

Case & protocol details

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

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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