Incident Overview
The project was holding presale on the PinkSale platform:
https://www.pinksale.finance/#/launchpad/0xC2A65ef6…EF3cfd?chain=BSC
The contract deployer withdrew liquidity from the sale contract:
https://bscscan.com/tx/0xbe7eb82b…c7e3d4
Incident Report
Protocol Information
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 TheCatWorld, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (March 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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