Cryptocurrency

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2023-12-25 [vendor] Megabot exit [chain] solana, ethereum, bsc
Primary Source ↗
Blockchain(s) Solana, Ethereum, Bsc

Incident Details

The Megabot project rug pulled, stealing $742,000 from those who bought in to the project’s presale. The majority of the money — around $692,000 — was stolen on the Solana network.Megabot had advertised itself as an AI trading bot that would earn users “up to 30% monthly”. The team had promised that the bot would perform trades while “sidestepping potential risks such as honeypots, rugs, and slow rugs”.“No one will be able to rug you anymore”, their website boasted. Ah, well.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
AI-assisted attack or AI-generated exploit
Vendor / Product
Megabot exit

Timeline

  1. 2023-12-25 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-12-25 Publicly disclosed