Shiba Inu Hardens Shibarium’s Infrastructure Post-attack

In a universe where security determines the survival of projects, each update becomes a maturity indicator. Shibarium, the layer 2 solution of the Shiba Inu project, is initiating a critical overhaul of its infrastructure. The goal is to fix an exposed vulnerability and restore trust in a pressured ecosystem. This technical transition, far from trivial, redefines the robustness standards required in DeFi.

A Technical Shift: The RPC Network Migration

On October 31, the community information channel dedicated to Shibarium announced a major security update following a September attack. At the heart of this evolution is the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) system, which ensures communication between users, decentralized applications, and the blockchain.

“The old public RPC access point for Shibarium will be disabled within two weeks“, can be read in the message posted on X. This transition means that the old network entry point will no longer function, forcing all users to migrate to a new infrastructure to maintain access to Shibarium.

According to the team, this migration aims to strengthen the decentralized structure of the network, while ensuring better technical reliability in the long term. Here are the key announced changes:

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  Closure of the legacy RPC access point: the old public access will be permanently disabled within two weeks.
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  Implementation of a new access point: users must update their network configurations now.
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  A resilience objective: this change eliminates a single point of failure and promotes better distribution of network traffic.
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  Preparation for a long-term architecture: the update is part of a more sustainable and decentralized infrastructure strategy.

With this technical evolution, the Shiba Inu team seeks to consolidate the foundations of Shibarium, anticipating the scalability and reliability challenges that layer 2 solutions will face in the coming months.

A New Technical Paradigm for the SHIB Ecosystem

This update does not come by chance. It echoes a major incident that occurred in September, when the Shibarium network had to be temporarily paused to avoid potential data corruption.

Unlike a structural blockchain attack, the source of the vulnerability came from a validator key. The hacker used a short-term staking amplification, via a delegation of 4.6 million BONE, to try to cross thresholds and take control of the network. So, it was not an intrinsic protocol vulnerability, but an operational flaw exploited via a governance vector.

Following this incident, several security measures have been implemented. The Plasma Bridge allowing the transfer of BONE tokens between Ethereum and Shibarium was restored, and the team set up a blacklist system to block malicious addresses.

Additionally, a seven-day withdrawal window was established, reinforcing the security of fund withdrawals on the Shiba Inu network. These adjustments aim to prevent recurrence of a similar attack and mark a significant evolution in the project’s operational governance.

In the medium term, this series of updates could reshuffle the cards for Shibarium, at a time when layer 2 projects are under pressure to prove their resilience. In an unstable market context, the SHIB price dropped by 15.9 % in October, breaking its bullish streak. These initiatives are seen as a positive signal of rigor and responsiveness. It remains to be seen whether they will be enough to sustainably restore users’ trust and attract new developers to the ecosystem.