How much was lost in the Hunter Doge hack?

The Hunter Doge hack resulted in $46K in losses on September 17, 2022.

What attack technique was used in the Hunter Doge exploit?

The Hunter Doge 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.

Hunter Doge Hack

TOTAL LOST $46K

Low Sep 17, 2022 Rugpull

Affected Chain 2022 Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #1738 By amount stolen

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull Target category

Incident Overview

Quick Summary

HunterDoge copycat token was rug pulled by EOA address related to the token deployer. The scammer profited by $ 45,978.

Details of the Exploit

HunterDoge is a copycat BEP20 token trading on PancakeSwap, it should not be confused with other tokens with the same name. The attacker dropped the token price by 100% and removed 172 $WBNB from liquidity in two transactions. Stolen funds remain in the attacker's address at the moment.

The relation between the attacker and the token deployer is proven below.

Block Data Reference

Attacker address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0x566a7869…051532

Deployer address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0x14e7e0c8…6784d4

Relation transaction:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x429cb528…ee78e0

Draining transactions:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x6f9e8689…587379

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x83485ad1…ac2b7a

Liquidity Pool:

https://bscscan.com/address/0xf81cf10d…06feb5

Incident Report

Protocol / Project Hunter Doge

Date of Incident September 17, 2022

Attack Technique Rugpull

Classification Token

Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Exit Scam/Rugpull

Affected Token HDOGE

Team Anonymous

Source Code Verified On-Chain

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 Hunter Doge'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 Hunter Doge, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (September 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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Sources & References

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Source 1 https://twitter.com/CertiKAlert/status/1571089678492913665

Threat Assessment

Severity Level

LOW

Attack Vector Rugpull
Root Cause Token
Year 2022

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