How much was lost in the ADAF hack?

The ADAF hack resulted in $156K in losses on June 03, 2022.

What attack technique was used in the ADAF exploit?

The ADAF exploit utilized Rugpull. Understanding this attack vector is critical for smart contract auditors and developers building secure DeFi protocols.

How can developers prevent similar smart contract attacks?

Preventing smart contract hacks requires a combination of secure coding practices, thorough security audits, and understanding common attack vectors like reentrancy, oracle manipulation, and access control flaws. Smart Contract Hacking (SCH) provides hands-on training to help developers and auditors identify and prevent vulnerabilities before deployment.

ADAF Hack

TOTAL LOST $156K

Low Jun 03, 2022 Rugpull

Affected Chain 2022 Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #1385 By amount stolen

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull Target category

Incident Overview

ADAF token has been rugpulled by contract deployer for ~$156K.

Contract address: https://bscscan.com/address/0xDC1dCd09…0503a3

Deployer address: https://bscscan.com/address/0x37a66BeD…a3A1A1

First rug pull tx: https://bscscan.com/tx/0x6c5ca5ad…cb35a8 From address: https://bscscan.com/address/0xf85768C0…C1D1e4

which traces tokens back to the ADAF contract deployer.

Second rug pull tx: https://bscscan.com/tx/0x55070d32…3b1a9e

From address: https://bscscan.com/address/ 0x473Fb552…49F049 which also traces tokens back to the ADAF contract deployer.

Incident Report

Protocol / Project ADAF

Date of Incident June 03, 2022

Attack Technique Rugpull

Classification Token

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull

Affected Token ADAF

Official Website adaonsol.io/

Protocol Twitter/X @ADAonSOL

Team Anonymous

Source Code Verified On-Chain

Market Context at Time of Hack

Token Categories

Memes Solana Ecosystem

Protocol Links

What the Attacker Needed to Succeed

Understanding the prerequisites for this type of attack helps auditors identify protocols that are most at risk and helps developers build better defenses.

Technical Knowledge Deep understanding of rugpull and Solidity and EVM internals

Capital Required Seed capital to cover gas and initial position setup

On-Chain Access Ability to interact with smart contracts and deploy a custom exploit contract

Protocol Analysis Identification of the exploitable vulnerability in ADAF's contract logic - root cause: token

Execution Speed Precise transaction ordering and timing to exploit the vulnerability within a single atomic block

Obfuscation Plan A strategy to launder and move stolen funds - typically through mixers, cross-chain bridges, or decentralized DEX swaps to resist tracing

What Auditors Should Check

Could this have been caught in audit? Hard to catch — private key / OpSec failures are outside smart contract audit scope

If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to ADAF, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (June 2022).

Verify all logic paths related to Rugpull are guarded by proper access controls and input validation
Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs

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Threat Assessment

Severity Level

LOW

Attack Vector Rugpull
Root Cause Token
Year 2022

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