Why Web3 Projects Need Structural DNS Security, Not Just Smart Contract Audits

1. Attackers target the frontend path, not only on-chain logic

Even if contracts are formally verified, users still transact through domain-hosted interfaces. DNS hijacking, BGP rerouting, and compromised dependency bundles can redirect users into malicious transaction flows while contracts remain untouched.

2. Structural DNS weaknesses are silent until exploitation

Problems like dangling nameservers, CAA drift, broken TLSA/DANE records, and NS CNAME indirection often do not trigger alerts in traditional monitoring stacks. They become visible only after downtime, certificate abuse, or credential theft incidents.

3. Dependency compromise is now part of the same threat model

Modern Web3 interfaces rely on deep dependency trees. A single vulnerable or malicious package update can weaponize wallet prompts and signing flows. DNS integrity and dependency CVE intelligence must be monitored together, not separately.

4. Incident response needs immediate remediation playbooks

Detection alone is not enough. Teams need structured alert severity, prescriptive fixes, and tracked closure states for every finding. This is the reason DOMops combines continuous scan modules with an action-oriented agent queue.

5. Public incidents have already shown the cost

DNS and frontend path attacks have repeatedly led to direct fund losses in crypto. Examples include EtherDelta (2017), Celer cBridge (2022), Balancer frontend hijack (2023), and the Ledger Connect Kit dependency compromise (2023).

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