Security Incident · BSC Ecosystem
SQ Protocol Smart Contract Vulnerability: $346.10K Reported Loss
On May 12, 2026, at approximately 10:11 UTC, the SQ Protocol on BNB Chain was exploited for $346,137.
- Reported loss
- $ 346,100
- Attack category
- Smart Contract Vulnerability
Incident Overview
The attacker abused a hardcoded owner backdoor in the verified Staking contract (0x404404a845fff0201f3a4d419b4839fc419c99f7). Using a type-0x4 transaction with authorizationList, they took ownership, minted fake staking claims, redeemed ~296.5K USDT, swept SQi tokens, and dumped them in the SQi/USDT pool for additional profit. Total realized loss: approximately $346.1K.
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