Coordinated Cyber Attack
The notification appears while you're checking your email: "Unusual sign-in attempt blocked."
Within minutes, your phone starts buzzing continuously with similar alerts from different services. Someone is systematically attempting to access your accounts.
You quickly realize this isn't a random attack. The attempts are too coordinated, targeting multiple services simultaneously. Someone is specifically after you.
Another notification: your secondary email has been compromised. Then another: unusual activity detected on one of your exchange accounts. Your phone receives a text with a suspicious verification code you didn't request.
This is a sophisticated attack targeting your cryptocurrency holdings.
You rapidly assess the developing situation:
The attackers appear to know substantial personal information about you.
Security Challenge: Active Defense
As you respond to the attack:
Repel the targeted attack, secure your remaining assets, and assess which aspects of your security were compromised versus which defenses held. You must respond decisively while the attack is still in progress.
How will your layered security systems perform against a coordinated, knowledgeable attacker?
Your hardware wallet suddenly lights up on its own, indicating someone or something is attempting to connect to it. Your primary exchange emails you: "Withdrawal request for 7.2 BTC pending verification."