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Security Special · The Trust Layer Is Under Attack

Gm Explorers ☀️

Today’s scan isn’t about markets or engagement

It’s about something more fundamental:

how the system breaks

And more importantly:

......WHERE

→ Three Attacks. Three Layers.

What stood out over the past 24h is not just isolated security incidents

but a pattern across the stack

➤ Application Layer (User Interface Attack)

CoW Swap

⬦ attacker gained control of domain (https://t.co/smOss6SXrN)
⬦ impersonated team via DNS registrar
⬦ deployed perfect phishing interface

Attack phases:

wallet drainer (malicious signatures)

fake wallet modals harvesting credentials

Take:

If the interface is compromised
the protocol doesn’t matter

➤ Human Layer (AI Social Engineering)

Zerion

⬦ DPRK-linked actor
⬦ AI-enabled social engineering
⬦ employee device compromised
⬦ ~$100K internal funds lost

No user funds affected
No infra breach
But:

the attack didn’t target code
it targeted people

➤ Infrastructure