Key facts
- Ethereum MEV bot jaredfromsubway.eth was drained of over $7.5 million.
- The exploit targeted the bot's automated trading logic.
- The attacker used fake tokens and liquidity pools to trick the bot.
- The bot generated approvals for attacker-controlled helper contracts.
- Some of the stolen funds were sent to Tornado Cash.
Ethereum's prominent MEV bot, jaredfromsubway.eth, has been drained of over $7.5 million in an exploit that targeted its automated trading logic. The attacker successfully tricked the bot into approving malicious helper contracts by using fake tokens and liquidity pools that mimicked legitimate assets like WETH, USDC, and USDT.
