Incident Overview
Solareum, a Telegram trading app for Solana tokens, is shutting down after a $523,000 security breach.
The exploit affected over 300 Solana users, with suspicions initially falling on the BONKbot trading bot. However, the BONK team refuted this and provided data indicating that victims had interacted with Solareum. Despite efforts to secure additional funding and enhance security measures, Solareum's closure was prompted by the recent breach and financial constraints.
Users on Solareum's Telegram channel are demanding answers and potential compensation, while Decrypt's attempts to reach Solareum for comment remain unanswered.
Incident Report
Protocol Information
Market Context at Time of Hack
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.
What Auditors Should Check
If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to Solareum, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (April 2024).
- Verify all logic paths related to Other 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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