Red Teaming
Simulate real adversaries across your full hybrid stack – from CI/CD pipelines to validator nodes. MITRE ATT&CK-mapped. TLPT-aligned. Evidence-ready for DORA and MiCA.
Security partner for Web3 builders, enterprises, and governments since 2017
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- certified security engineers
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- certified
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- Type II compliant
What is red teaming?
A red team assessment is a threat-led adversary simulation that tests how your organization withstands a targeted, multi-stage attack – not just whether individual vulnerabilities exist.
Hacken's red teaming is built for hybrid Web2/Web3 infrastructure. Engagements are mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, executed using Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) methodology, and produce regulator-ready evidence for DORA and MiCA audits.
Red Teaming vs. Penetration Testing
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Red Teaming
Achieve realistic attacker objectives
Full environment, including people and processes
~4–8 weeks
Detection, escalation, and incident response
Attack narrative + regulatory evidence
Penetration Testing
Find as many vulnerabilities as possible
Defined systems and applications
~2–4 weeks
Technical defenses
Vulnerability report
The threat most security tests don't model
Most Web3 organizations run smart contract audits. Some run penetration tests. Few test what happens when an attacker enters through a compromised GitHub Actions workflow, moves laterally through your cloud environment, and reaches your validator infrastructure – without triggering a single alert.
Red teaming answers the question that matters most to security leadership and regulators: can a determined adversary compromise your critical systems, and would your team detect and respond in time?
$4.0B was lost to crypto security incidents in 2025. 53% came from access-control failures – broken authorization and control paths that span infrastructure, not isolated smart contract bugs.
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Your attack surface, tested as a connected system
Red teaming evaluates interconnected systems, reflecting how real attackers pivot across infrastructure, pipelines, and operational tooling.
Explore our full audit methodology
Passive and active OSINT, subdomain enumeration, ASN and IP range mapping, origin-IP exposure testing, and credential-leak correlation. Prioritised entry points – the actual paths used in adversary emulation, not a theoretical attack surface.
IAM misconfigurations, overprivileged service accounts, storage bucket exposure, network segmentation flaws, and metadata service abuse across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Mapped to real lateral movement paths discovered during active engagement.
Pipeline injection points, workflow file tampering, secrets leaking through environment variables and build logs, and artifact integrity gaps. CI/CD pipelines are high-value targets because compromise grants direct access to production.
Kubernetes RBAC weaknesses, pod escape techniques, container runtime exploits, network policy gaps, and service mesh misconfigurations. Evaluated as interconnected attack paths rather than isolated container vulnerabilities.
RPC endpoint exposure, validator key custody practices, upgrade process integrity, and network isolation. Node and validator infrastructure compromise can have systemic protocol-level consequences.
Cross-chain message validation, relayer privilege escalation, multisig custody weaknesses, and oracle manipulation paths. Tested end-to-end including off-chain components, admin controls, and upgrade mechanisms.
Key generation and ceremony procedures, hardware security module integration, threshold signature schemes, signing infrastructure access controls, and operational key handling across teams and environments.
API authentication and authorisation gaps, database access controls, admin panel exposure, webhook integrity, and off-chain data pipeline security. Tested from both external attacker and insider threat perspectives.
Spear phishing, pretexting, and vishing campaigns targeting engineering, operations, and security personnel. Evaluates whether human vectors are adequately hardened to complement technical defenses.
Security meets compliance
Whether you're preparing for DORA, MiCA, TIBER-EU, or VARA compliance, our red team engagements provide the evidence trail and remediation proof you need – on time, on spec, and backed by 9 years of cybersecurity expertise.
DORA
Full TLPT-aligned engagement with threat intelligence phase, kill-chain execution, and regulator-ready evidence package
TIBER-EU
Engagement structure mirrors TIBER-EU Red Team Testing methodology, including Control Team oversight and regulatory reporting
MiCA
ICT security assessment and incident response validation for crypto-asset service providers
VARA
Findings mapped to VARA cybersecurity testing standards for virtual asset businesses
NIST SP 800-115
Methodology grounded in NIST's technical guidance for security testing and assessment
NIST SP 800-53
Control-level mapping across access management, incident response, and operational security
Benefits of red teaming by Hacken
Technical depth
Web2/Web3 expertise – our red team operates across both layers simultaneously
MITRE ATT&CK-mapped attack paths with full kill-chain execution
Certified off.sec specialists with blockchain expertise (OSCP, OSCE, CRTO, CISSP)
Compliance-ready
Supports DORA, MiCA, TIBER-EU, VARA, and NIST requirements
TLPT-aligned methodology with regulator-ready evidence packages
ISO 27001-aligned process and full audit trail
Real-time visibility
Dedicated security manager for ongoing communication
Real-time visibility via Hacken Portal, our audit collaboration platform
Purple team sessions and free re-test to verify fixes and issue a clean report
Our red team methodology
We use industry-proven methodology to simulate real-world adversaries, providing actionable findings, clear remediation guidance, and audit-ready documentation to support both security assurance and regulatory compliance.
Identify relevant threat actors and TTPs based on your sector and threat landscape. Define adversary objectives using real-world incident data. Scope environments, assets, and acceptable blast radius.
Enumerate existing security controls, detection capabilities, and response procedures. Identify gaps between assumed protections and actual coverage to define attacker-viable paths.
Execute realistic multi-stage attack campaigns using TTPs aligned to your identified threat actors. Techniques span initial access, lateral movement, persistence, privilege escalation, and objective execution.
Document the full attack narrative with screenshots, logs, and step-by-step reproduction evidence. Map findings to MITRE ATT&CK and provide control-level recommendations for each identified gap.
Review findings with your engineering and security teams, support remediation planning, and retest critical attack paths to confirm controls are effective before closing the engagement.
What you get from a Hacken red team assessment
A full attack narrative your leadership can act on
Multi-stage attack timeline with decision points, pivots, and evidence at every step – structured for both technical teams and executive briefings.
Findings with verifiable attack paths
Every vulnerability exploited or identified, with reproduction steps, severity ratings, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping, so your team can understand real-world impact and prioritize fixes.
Regulator-ready evidence for DORA and MiCA
Annotated logs, artifacts, and control-level documentation – packaged for submission to auditors and regulators without additional formatting.
Purple team sessions and verified remediation
We work directly with your defensive team to validate detection and response capabilities, then re-test fixes and issue an updated clean report.
Real-time visibility in Hacken Portal
Track progress, collaborate with the team, and manage findings in one place with role-based involvement and live tracking.
Industry leaders rely on Hacken for security
Hear from our clients
Isha Tyagi
Technical Program Manager, Near
Ilya Naryzhnyy
CIO, 1inch
Jason, Seong Ho Lee
DeFi Product Owner, Wemade
Sunny Lu
CEO, Vechain
Tony Wei
CTO, Gate.io
Qevan Guo
Co-founder, IoTeX
Ruben Guevara
DevOps Engineer Security Oriented, PAID NetworkFAQ
Find out how far an attacker gets inside your infrastructure
Tell us about your environment, threat concerns, and compliance timeline. We scope each engagement to your specific architecture, regulatory obligations, and attacker objectives.
