{"id":43201,"date":"2025-05-27T12:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=43201"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:38:55","slug":"sui-10m-security-investment-after-cetus-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sui-10m-security-investment-after-cetus-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"SUI Invests $10 Million in Security After Cetus Hack\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As you may know, attackers targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sui-price-plunges-after-cetus-hack-all-eyes-on-key-support\/\"><strong>Cetus Protocol<\/strong><\/a>, the largest <strong>decentralized exchange (DEX)<\/strong> and liquidity provider on the <strong>Sui network<\/strong>, last week. In this attack, they seized <strong>$223 million<\/strong> worth of crypto assets. The network acted swiftly to freeze $162 million. <strong>The Cetus<\/strong> team offered a $6 million bounty to recover the remaining $60 million.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>The Cetus incident<\/strong>, which has made waves in the blockchain world recently, was linked by many to a security vulnerability in the<strong> Sui or Move platforms<\/strong>. However, according to statements by developers and security experts, these claims are inaccurate. The incident actually occurred due to an error in Cetus&#8217;s own math library. They assert that the issue was not caused by a direct vulnerability in the <strong>Sui network or the Move programming.<\/strong>\u00a0A miscalculation in <strong>Cetus\u2019s mathematical operations<\/strong> led to incorrect results and unexpected consequences. Therefore, it is considered a problem specific to the Cetus project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the published report, the network was designed specifically to support the development of more secure smart contracts. The team expressed that it was deeply disappointed to witness such a major incident on a single <strong>dApp<\/strong>. They also emphasized that incidents like this are part of the growth process that every <strong>major blockchain<\/strong> faces over time. Even the best system designs or programming languages cannot fully prevent human error.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sui-10m-security-investment-after-cetus-hack\/#SUI_10_Million_Security_Investment\" title=\"SUI $10 Million Security Investment\u00a0\">SUI $10 Million Security Investment\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/sui-10m-security-investment-after-cetus-hack\/#SUI_Technical_Details\" title=\"SUI Technical Details\u00a0\">SUI Technical Details\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SUI_10_Million_Security_Investment\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SUI $10 Million Security Investment<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Sui has taken<\/strong> a significant step to strengthen ecosystem security. It will elaborate on its existing security measures. Additionally, it has allocated $10 million toward audits, bug bounty programs, formal verification, and other security initiatives. <strong>Sui is committed to spending<\/strong> an additional $10 million on security efforts. The team is working closely with the developer community to refine its security plans.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SUI_Technical_Details\"><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SUI Technical Details<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>According to security firm SlowMist\u2019s analysis<\/strong>, the &#8220;checked_shlw&#8221; function in Cetus\u2019s smart contract failed to perform overflow checks correctly. This flaw allowed attackers to over-mint liquidity with a single token. <strong>Research by Verichains<\/strong> indicated that similar mathematical errors might exist in other projects within the <strong>Sui<\/strong> ecosystem. However, those projects have started correcting the related issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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