ChainCatcher news, encrypted KOL AB Kuai.Dong (@_FORAB) posted on X, stating that according to community information and confirmation from several industry insiders, the Cetus protocol, which was attacked by hackers on May 22, was developed by a team that previously created the decentralized finance project Crema Finance on the Solana ecosystem.Previously, Crema Finance suffered a hack in 2022, resulting in a loss of approximately $9.6 million in funds. After the attack, the hacker voluntarily returned about $8 million of the stolen funds.

ChainCatcher message, encrypted KOL AB Kuai.Dong@_FORAB tweeted that, according to community news and confirmation from several industry insiders, the Cetus project, which experienced a theft incident on the evening of May 22, is operated by the same team that ran the DeFi project Crema Finance on the Solana chain in 2022. Crema was under the spotlight due to a theft incident but ultimately managed to recover most of the funds.In 2022, Crema was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately 9.6 million dollars. After the incident, the attacker returned about 8 million dollars. According to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the hacker involved was subsequently arrested and sentenced, with the relevant timing and amount information matching the incident at that time.

ChainCatcher message, the Haedal protocol officially announced that due to a recent security vulnerability incident in the Cetus protocol, the haeVault feature relying on the Cetus pool has been temporarily disabled.The Haedal team is in close communication with Cetus and other ecosystem partners, and stated that other features of the Haedal platform are not affected, and user funds are completely safe.

ChainCatcher message, Cetus announced that it has fixed the vulnerabilities from the earlier attack incident, and has collaborated with multiple parties to track the funds, label the hacker's wallet, and communicate with law enforcement agencies. It has proposed a "white hat settlement plan" to the hacker: returning the assets within a limited time can earn a bounty of 2324 ETH (approximately 6 million USD), and no legal action will be taken. The community's current primary goal remains to recover the assets.

ChainCatcher message, Aptos officials confirm that the attack vulnerability encountered by Cetus DEX is limited to the Sui network, and the Aptos network itself, user funds, and its DeFi partners have not been affected.Currently, the Aptos security and engineering team has initiated a comprehensive audit and is closely monitoring the progress of the incident, collaborating with DeFi partners to ensure network security and stability.

ChainCatcher message, Sui announced on platform X: "A large number of validators have identified the addresses from which Cetus funds were stolen and will ignore transactions on these addresses until further notice. The Cetus team is exploring ways to recover these funds and return them to the community. The incident report for Cetus will be released soon. The Sui Foundation and other members of the ecosystem will be committed to supporting Cetus in addressing this incident."

ChainCatcher message, according to the official announcement, Upbit has announced that due to a security incident at the decentralized trading platform Cetus on the Sui network, it will temporarily suspend the deposit and withdrawal services for digital assets through the Sui network. The affected digital assets include: SUI, LWA, DEEP, WAL.

ChainCatcher message, Cetus stated: "As of earlier today, we have confirmed that attackers have stolen approximately $223 million from the Cetus Protocol. We have immediately taken measures to lock the contracts to prevent further funds from being stolen.Currently, $162 million of the compromised funds have been successfully frozen. We are working with the Sui Foundation and other ecosystem members to advance the next steps, aiming to recover the remaining stolen funds.Most of the affected funds have been suspended from transfer, and we are actively seeking ways to recover the remaining portion. This matter is our highest priority at the moment, and we will continue to provide updates through this channel. A complete incident report will be published later."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, SUI co-founder Adeniyi announced that approximately $160 million of the funds involved in the recent $220 million hacking incident of the Cetus liquidity pool has been successfully frozen, and these funds will soon be returned to the Cetus liquidity pool.

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, the Cetus attacker transferred 24 million SUI to a new address, approximately 96 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Shield, the Cetus hacker has deposited 10 million USD SUI into Suilend, possibly intending to lend out stablecoins.

ChainCatcher message, Sui official stated: "We have learned that Cetus has experienced a theft incident. We will actively support the Cetus team in their ongoing investigation and will provide further updates as soon as possible."

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist's Chief Information Security Officer @im23pds stated that the preliminary analysis of the Cetus theft suggests a vulnerability caused by a computational precision issue.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the Cetus hacker has used 57.66 million USDC to cross-chain to the Ethereum mainnet to purchase 22,114 ETH, with an average purchase price of $2,652.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, in the past 30 minutes, the Cetus hacker address has mainly done two things:Withdrew token liquidity;Transferred a large amount of USDC from Sui to the Ethereum mainnet (as most of the token pool pairs use USDC as the stablecoin, this portion accounts for a significant proportion).The analyst stated that the stolen tokens on Cetus have not all been sold off yet, and the recent short-term drop in token prices is mainly due to liquidity withdrawal and emotional panic.

ChainCatcher message, Cetus Protocol official posted on X platform stating, "We have detected an incident, and for security reasons, our smart contract has been temporarily paused. The team is currently investigating this incident. Further investigation statements will be released soon."

ChainCatcher message, Cetus Protocol stated, "We have detected an incident, and for security reasons, our smart contract has been temporarily paused. The team is currently investigating this incident. Further investigation statements will be released soon."

ChainCatcher news, according to OnChain Lens monitoring, the DEX and SUI liquidity provider Cetus Protocol previously disclosed that it was hacked. The attacker gained control of all SUI-priced mining pools, stealing over $200 million. They have now begun to exchange the stolen funds for USDC.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data, the liquidity protocol Cetus Protocol on the Sui chain was hacked, with assets stolen exceeding 150 million dollars.