BlueMove DEX Hack

TOTAL LOST $529K
Low Incorrect Share Accounting sui
Affected Chain sui Incident surface
Recovered - No recovery reported
All-Time Rank #1198 By amount stolen
Year 2026 Incident year

Incident Report

Protocol / Project BlueMove DEX
Date of Incident
Affected Chain(s) sui
Attack Technique Incorrect Share Accounting
Classification Token & Share Accounting

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 incorrect share accounting and Solidity and EVM internals
Capital Required Seed capital to cover gas and initial position setup
On-Chain Access Ability to interact with sui smart contracts and deploy a custom exploit contract
Protocol Analysis Identification of the exploitable vulnerability in BlueMove DEX's contract logic - root cause: token & share accounting
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? Likely, with a thorough Incorrect Share Accounting audit checklist and test coverage

If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to BlueMove DEX, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (July 2026).

  • Verify all logic paths related to Incorrect Share Accounting 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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