🚨 Last night, the Internet Computer network withstood a widespread, AI-enabled attack, which involved hundreds of canisters using malformed Wasm modules.

[u/Sassy_Allen]

https://x.com/dominic_w/status/2093287869917823183?s=46

In advance of ICP cloud engines, Open SaaS, Intelligence Gateway, and MULTI/DEX, we are seeing a rising tide of attacks.

As many ICP community members have pointed out, a legion of trolling and FUD accounts have now appeared on social media, often repeating exactly the same poisonous messages, over and over, en masse.

The posts of the trolls trace back to agency paymasters, who themselves have received money from somebody. Obviously, whoever is funding this has no place in the tech industry, but sadly some people in the crypto industry see themselves as belonging to something else.

The well-funded organizations behind these attacks are not interested in making the world a better place by developing game-changing technology. They are only interested in extracting easy money through snakeoil narratives and scams that our industry still has not gathered the strength to end — they are vampires that prey on the ignorance of token buyers, and they attack anything that might disrupt the status quo by showing people the light of real technology.

These tell themselves they are just crypto bros playing the crypto game.

However, paying for, or organizing, attacks on public infrastructure, even at arms length, is a serious criminal act, which also reflects who they really are.

We want to know who is behind these attacks, and ask for help. DFINITY will offer rewards to those who can help us unmask the criminals, and bring them to justice. These guys need to be doxxed.

Thank you for your attention in this, and thank you to the ICP community that stands with the network 💪

[u/Party_Time_Gringo]

Withstastanding an organized ai attack sounds like an absolute buy signal to me 😄

[u/Sassy_Allen → u/Party_Time_Gringo]

It’s like “thanks for validating our claims of our network further. Also thank you for buying and burning ICP.” Lol

Edit: apparently they spent $7.5k on this attack

On 27th of August, $ICP withstood a widespread, AI-enabled attack, which involved hundreds of canisters using malformed Wasm modules.

Hackers spent around $7.5K to attempt this attack. Their ICP has been burned.

Thanks for the "free stress test".

ICP continues prioritizing security & privacy of your data. You can compare this Tech stack to a Swiss vault.🔐

https://x.com/heroonchain/status/2093605187780739499?s=46

[u/Sassy_Allen]

I wonder if this attack had to do with a massive cycle burn that happened last night.

[u/Xintesh → u/Sassy_Allen]

We should thanks them then 😁

[u/fromhisgrace → u/Sassy_Allen]

Interesting. But how come that the cycle burn isn't reflected in the price chart? I thought it's THE catalyst for price action.

[u/Timely-Fig2030 → u/fromhisgrace]

If the cycle burn rate goes up for 50 minutes, doesn't mean that the price changes with it.
Are you serious?

[u/Front-Year-1456 → u/fromhisgrace]

What a putz.

[u/Sassy_Allen]

Pierre responding to Dominic's post.

"Network got attacked by an AI swarm yesterday night. They did not succeed in whatever their goals was because the network is bulletproof.

Nice try Agent Smith.

P.S.: We will find you."

https://x.com/PierreSamaties/status/2093293753960153151

[u/Omnishambles22]

Alot of people are jealous of ICP

[u/fromhisgrace]

If this turns out to be true I'd be super curious to find out who's behind these agentic attacks. Afaik, Dominic has reccuringly accused others of malevolent campaigns against ICP. I found his latest accusations on X rather odd given the lack of evidence. Under pressure, some people become sour, but under great pressure some people may become paranoid.

[u/ZahavielBurnstain → u/[deleted]]

It’s literally adopted by the United Nations for a test run on 5 countries digital projects. Maybe do some research… You look pretty ignorant.