Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
SNK (Snooker)
Hack or exploit on May 10, 2023 · Improper Access Control
IN REVIEWSOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$197K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,501
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The SNK token on BSC suffered an exploit of its referral reward mechanism. The attacker exploited the bindParent function of the SNKMiner contract to establish relationships between attack contracts, amplifying staking rewards based on child account SNK balances. By creating multiple attack contracts and establishing referral chains, the attacker was able to claim inflated rewards totaling approximately $197,725.
In review: sources disagree on the date.
Details
- Date
- May 10, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- BNB Chain
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "SNK (Snooker) hack, May 10, 2023: $197K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htb10311783f/ (data as of 2026-10-31).