SafeMoon's Smart Contract Exploit: An $8.9M Heist and Unexpected Return of Funds

Summary # In March 2023, SafeMoon, a DeFi protocol, experienced a significant security breach when a vulnerability in its contract allowed an attacker to steal approximately $8.9 million. The attacker exploited unprotected burn and mint functions, essentially manipulating the value of the SFM token. In a surprising turn of events, the attacker agreed to return 80% of the stolen funds, retaining the remaining 20% as a bug bounty. Attackers # The attacker’s identity remains unknown. ...