Independent network scans with methods, timelines, and raw artifacts. Findings are reproducible; data and scripts are in GitHub.
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PGDN’s September 2025 benchmark provides a consolidated security snapshot of all Sui validators. Scores ranged from 15 to 93, with a median of 45, and 18.5% meeting our good practice threshold. This dataset, heatmap, and Discord bot give validators tools to improve, while offering delegators transparency when choosing staking providers.
PGDN Sentinel is a lightweight Discord bot for Sui validators that checks your node’s external security posture and benchmarks it against the network. Instantly see what attackers can see - open ports, CVEs, misconfigurations - and unlock deeper insights by proving node ownership. Simple, private, and right where operators already work: inside Discord.
PGDN.ai’s scan of the Sui validator set found nearly 40% of voting power exposed. Misconfigurations, open ports, and unpatched CVEs turn Sui’s ‘critical infrastructure’ into a billion-dollar liability.
Recent Ethereum validator slashings showed how fragile infra can be. Our scan of Sui uncovered something worse: nearly 40% of validator voting power exposed.
PGDN's August 2025 scan of the Sui validator set revealed nearly 40% of voting power exposed to SSH, CVEs, and misconfigurations — leaving the network one step away from consensus failure.
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