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Spider-Man vs Doctor Strange: Multiverse Bridge Heist
Spider-Man battles Doctor Strange in a cross-chain bridge exploit, revealing vulnerabilities like signature forgery and replay attacks. Learn how single-validator systems and weak message hashing enable attackers to mint unbacked tokens, and secure bridges with EIP-712, multi-sig, and Chainlink CCIP.
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Quicksilver vs. Iron Man – Outrunning the Sandwich Attack (MEV) in Solidity 🥪
Quicksilver exploits Ethereum’s mempool to launch a Sandwich Attack on Iron Man’s StarkSwap trade. Learn how MEV bots profit with front-run + back-run, and how commit–reveal, batch auctions, and private relays defend against it.
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Hands-on with DeFiHackLabs - Practice Real DeFi Exploits Safely 🏗️
At TheSandF, we don’t just read stories about DeFi hacks - we practice them safely, learn the mechanics, and understand how to defend against them. This post invites you to dive into DeFiHackLabs, a Foundry-based collection of reproduced DeFi exploits, and turn theory into hands-on skills.
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2 minutes
Defi CTF Challenges – Web3 Security Practice
Welcome to TheSandF Defi CTF Challenges, where Web3 security meets superhero showdowns! 🦸‍♂️✨Audit vulnerable Solidity contracts, uncover bugs, and level up your smart contract auditing skills.
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3 minutes
Black Widow and the Red Room Vault - All-in-One Access Control
Black Widow uses her wits to exploit a series of access control flaws, from public admin assignment to missing permission checks, to drain the Red Room’s vault. Learn how a single contract can be a treasure trove of vulnerabilities and how to fix them.
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12 minutes
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Doctor Strange and the Mirror Portal – Improper Input Validation (Case Study)
Doctor Strange guards the Mirror Portal, but improper input validation lets villains sneak through exits. Inspired by a $41M real-world validator exploit, this case study shows how missing require checks drain treasuries - and how to fix them.
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6 minutes
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Ant-Man and the Giant Loan – Flash-Loan Oracle Manipulation
Ant-Man borrows massive funds from the Quantum Realm, manipulates prices on a naive PymDEX, and walks away rich. Learn how flash loans + naive on-chain price oracles lead to instant drains, and how to fix them.
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17 minutes
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Thor vs The Bifrost - Denial of Service (DoS) in Solidity (Gas Griefing Case Study).
Thor gets stranded when Loki clogs the Bifrost bridge. Learn how DoS in Solidity works, how attackers block withdrawals, and how patterns like pull-payments and gas-optimized loops prevent disaster.
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7 minutes
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