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← back to feed·INFRASTRUCTURE2021-07-13 · 4y ago
Incident · SLOWMIST

Axie Infinity

DDoS Attack
Estimated loss
VERDICT —OUT OF SCOPE
Root cause is infrastructure (DNS / cloud / database / third-party API) compromise, not on-chain contract logic. Pre-deployment source review would not surface this; coverage lives in cloud-security + supply-chain audit, separate discipline.
▰ METHOD
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Root cause

Root-cause analysis not yet published. The incident description below contains all currently available signal — review the attack transaction directly for definitive forensics.

Forensic narrative

The NFT project Axie Infinity tweeted that its market platform was attacked by DDoS and that someone was sending spam to its server in an attempt to make it unusable. Officials say the funds are currently safe. Attack method (per SlowMist): DDoS Attack. Reported loss: -.

Primary source
https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1414892981883006977
Sourced from
slowmist
Technical record
chain
protocol
Axie Infinity
bug_class
infrastructure
date_occurred
2021-07-13
loss_usd
source_id
sm:axie-infinity::2021-07-13
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