Back to collectionA $600 Million Breach Moves Security Training to the Foreground
Background: The review after the public test had just begun, and the team was still sorting through game experience and technical risks. Today: Poly Network was robbed of USD 600 million, shaking the entire industry. Impact and next steps: The incident changed the urgency the team attached to security: testing and development still had to continue, but security checks needed to enter the process earlier.
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Background: The review after the public test had just begun, and the team was still sorting through game experience and technical risks. A-Zhen watched integration and system boundaries, while Night Watchman brought community concerns into discussion. After the major Poly Network theft, security was no longer just a pre-launch checklist; it was an issue the team had to face that day.
Today: Poly Network was robbed of USD 600 million, shaking the entire industry. The team added a security session that night. A-Zhen brought the discussion back from “we will fix it if something happens” to basics such as permissions, key custody, and incident response; Night Watchman recorded the community’s main concerns about asset safety so the session would not stay at the level of abstract terminology.
Impact and next steps: The incident changed the urgency the team attached to security: testing and development still had to continue, but security checks needed to enter the process earlier. The session was scheduled, while the actual plan still needed clear owners and response steps for each item. Which parts were most vulnerable remained to be determined.