How much was lost in the Satori hack?

The Satori hack resulted in $226K in losses on August 02, 2023.

What attack technique was used in the Satori exploit?

The Satori 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.

Satori Hack

TOTAL LOST $226K

Low Aug 02, 2023 Rugpull

Affected Chain 2023 Incident surface

Recovered - No recovery reported

All-Time Rank #1255 By amount stolen

Protocol Type Cross Chain Bridge Target category

Incident Overview

Quick Summary

Satori token was rugpulled by the deployer, removing liquidity worth 225,762 $USD from the PancakeSwap pool.

Details of the Exploit

Satori is a BEP20 token trading on PancakeSwap. Between August 2 and August 7, the deployer executed a rugpull by removing liquidity from the LP pool in nine separate transactions. The stolen funds, amounting to 225,762 USDT, were transferred through several EOA addresses and are currently held at a specific address as of August 7.

Block Data Reference

Deployer Address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0xD2010607…a8003E

Scammer Address:

https://bscscan.com/address/0x9F109Ff7…eE1De8

Funds Holder as of August 7, 2023:

https://bscscan.com/address/0xd311616d…442d33

Liquidity Removal Transactions:

https://bscscan.com/tx/0xa20021dd…f791d3

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x38c992ef…20495e

https://bscscan.com/tx/0x20a7f529…b0051b

Incident Report

Protocol / Project Satori

Date of Incident August 02, 2023

Attack Technique Rugpull

Classification Token

Primary Source View Post-Mortem

Protocol Information

Protocol Type Cross Chain Bridge

Affected Token Satori

Official Website sator.io

Protocol Twitter/X @SatorSAO

Team Anonymous

Source Code Verified On-Chain

Market Context at Time of Hack

Token Categories

Ethereum Ecosystem Solana Ecosystem

Protocol Links

GitHub Reddit

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 Satori'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 Satori, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (August 2023).

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/1688132913563398144?s=20

Threat Assessment

Severity Level

LOW

Attack Vector Rugpull
Root Cause Token
Year 2023

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