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Crypto Exchange Supply Chain Hardening
Crypto exchanges are the highest-value software supply chain targets on the internet. A hardening playbook drawn from Lazarus, Ronin, and 3CX.
Nov 28, 20247 min read
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Crypto exchanges are the highest-value software supply chain targets on the internet. A hardening playbook drawn from Lazarus, Ronin, and 3CX.
North Korean hackers stole $625 million from the Ronin Network bridge powering Axie Infinity, exploiting compromised validator keys in what became the largest DeFi hack in history at the time.
Attackers bypassed Crypto.com's two-factor authentication system to drain approximately $34 million from 483 user accounts, raising serious questions about the security of centralized crypto exchanges.
Cream Finance suffered its third exploit in 2021, losing $130 million through a sophisticated flash loan attack that exposed fundamental vulnerabilities in DeFi lending protocols.
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