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← back to feed·ETHRUG2023-04-26 · 3y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Merlin

Rug Pull
Estimated loss
$1.82M
VERDICT —UNRATED
Verdict pending. Auto-ingested incidents are reviewed before a public verdict is rendered.
▰ METHOD
RUG
RUGBYTECODE CATCHABLEAI SCANNABLE
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

Bobie, the founder of 0xScope, the Web3 knowledge graph protocol, tweeted that the liquidity of the zkSync ecological DEX Merlin was exhausted, and hackers stole $1.82 million in funds and bridged to Ethereum. According to analysis, this is an internal Rug Pull, and Merlin internal members maliciously used the privileges of the owner's wallet. Attack method (per SlowMist): Rug Pull. Reported loss: $ 1,820,000.

Primary source
https://twitter.com/0xBobie/status/1651051380155744256
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
ethereum
protocol
Merlin
bug_class
rug
date_occurred
2023-04-26
loss_usd
$1,820,000
source_id
sm:merlin::2023-04-26
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