Pump.fun claims the exploiter was arrested in the UK and is now out on bail.
A former employee of memecoin creation and trading platform pump.fun – who recently allegedly ran a $1.9 million exploit – has been arrested, charged and is now on bail in the UK, he said.
On May 16, X user “STACCoverflow” — who posted and confirmed his name is Jarrett Dunn — claimed responsibility for the attack, which pump.fun said used a “vulnerable position” to gain “removal authority” and compromise the protocol's systems. .
In a May 18 series of posts on a separate X account, Dunn wrote, “The pump crew spent time in jail for accusing me of stealing. [$2 million]” and conspired to steal an additional $80 million, he said, “paid for by bail and mental health.”
Dunn added that he is now staying in the hospital and posting from the iPad he was given. He added his mental health was “in question and I'm not fit.” [police] Interview” and if eligible for questioning may occur after the guarantee.
Dunn, a Canadian citizen, said the local embassy would send the family a “list of lawyers” but “I won't be able to contact them until I get 2/5 of the seized equipment.”
He said he still has his passport and the authorities have not allowed him to leave the country.
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In a message to another X user, TheRollup, Dunn said he had to return to the police station on August 15. The account also claims that a private detective has been hired to find Dunne in London.
In another X post, Dunn rallied UK citizens to file a lawsuit against a local company he claims is part of Pump.fun, and his bail conditions prevent him from contacting the company and its CEO.
Pump.fun did not respond to a request for comment. The private information firm reportedly involved in finding Dan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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