ZachXBT spotted a crypto theft involving approximately $2M worth of ANDY meme coins.
The thief had exchanged about half of the stolen crypto to ETH, transferring them to new wallets.
Memecoin hacker drained the victim’s wallet in three transactions in under one minute.
Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered a crypto theft targeting roughly $2 million worth of ANDY meme coins.
In a post, the investigator revealed the thief exchanged half the stolen assets for Ethereum (ETH) and transferred them to new wallets.
ZachXBT shared a transaction diagram, a hallmark of his investigations. It showed the remaining stolen funds held in ANDY, a meme coin on the Base network. At the time of the report, the hacker held 4.2 billion ANDY, valued at approximately $1 million.
The investigation revealed the hacker stole the meme coins via three separate transactions within a minute.
The stolen crypto was consolidated into a single wallet before being dispersed across five new addresses over multiple transactions. This transfer process took under 30 minutes.
The report highlights a couple of secondary transfers, with the most significant involving 8.38 ETH sent to a new wallet. The other involved a portion of the stolen meme coins.
ZachXBT’s alert coincides with surging interest in the meme coin sector fueled by the ongoing crypto market speculation.
Many traders view meme coins as a potential source of quick profits due to their history of rapid price increases.
