What happened
SwirlLend protocol was exploited in a rugpull; 460,317 $USD worth of 253.2 $ETH were stolen across Linea and Base chains on Aug 16, 2023.
SwirlLend, a decentralized lending and borrowing protocol running on Base and Linea chains, fell victim to a rugpull attack. The scammer bridged 253.2 $ETH (worth 460,317 $USD) from Linea and Base chains to the Ethereum chain via Orbiter Finance's Bridge. The stolen funds were then deposited into TornadoCash.
Specifically, the losses were 163,620 $USD worth 90 $ETH on Linea Chain and 296,697 $USD worth 163.2 $ETH on Base chain. The official Twitter, Telegram, Discord, and Website were shutdown shortly after the incident.
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Protocol details
Evidence
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