A technical bug in the Cetus Protocol was identified as the root cause of the $223 million security breach with the Sui team pledging $10 million to enhance security measures.
The Cetus hack was attributed to a bug in the protocol's math logic, not a vulnerability in Sui or the Move programming language, leading to unauthorized withdrawals of $223 million in crypto assets.
Sui allocated $10 million for independent audits, formal verification tools, and an enlarged bug bounty program to prevent future security breaches and bolster the ecosystem's security.
The incident was viewed as a turning point for the Sui ecosystem, prompting a focus on code reviews, formal verification, and developer education to strengthen the network resilience and community collaboration.