Summary
White hat hacker exploits token transfer bug in Super Sushi Samurai game, stealing $4.6 million worth of tokens. The team is working with the hacker to return funds to users. Game runs on Ethereum scaling network Blast. Security firm CertiK spotted the exploit and called it a white hat rescue. The game offers token rewards and NFT land plots for players. Trading in SSS tokens increased after the hack in anticipation of a price rise.
Key Points
1. Super Sushi Samurai, a Telegram-based game, experienced a hack resulting in the theft of $4.6 million worth of tokens due to an exploit.
2. The hacker exploited a token transfer bug within the smart contract powering the game, causing the price of the native token, SSS, to plummet.
3. A white hat hacker identified the exploit and is working with the game’s team to safely return the funds to users, demonstrating the vulnerability in the protocol.