Hacked Tokens: A Horror Story

Dissecting how a hacked token caused a massive data leak, and how to prevent it

Photo by sebastiaan stam on Unsplash

Prelude

A recent article about a hacking incident reads like a horror story that went terribly wrong. This is because of two reasons. One, the company is just a stone’s throw from mine and I pass by it whenever I go for lunch. Two, the failings are so…