Real-capital social-engineering persona
mETH Protocol's assessment for RD-F-184 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
No curator-flagged 'team contributor' or 'external integrator' persona with >=1M USD attributed real-capital deposits to mETH Protocol or peer protocols has been identified. The Drift Protocol comparator (UNC4736 deployed >$1M real capital as part of 6-month social-engineering build-up before $285M exploit) is not replicated here based on available OSINT. The Feb 2025 Bybit hack was an exchange-level Safe compromise by an external DPRK actor, not a slow-build social-engineering persona operating inside mETH Protocol. Marked gray: M-only factor requiring curator-level on-chain capital-flow analysis; no on-chain evidence to assess; absence-of-trace is not sufficient for green per F184 methodology.
Sources #
- InternalTaxonomy F184 definition — Real-capital social-engineering persona; M-only; Drift Protocol comparatorC:\Users\abdul\OneDrive\Desktop\Memory\Memory\RiskProduct\risk-dashboard\research\outputs\03-taxonomy.md — v1.1 batch-24 additions, RD-F-184 rowretrieved 2026-05-16
- Mantle Blog — Bybit hack response (Mantle as third-party responder; recovered $42M; no insider implication)https://group.mantle.xyz/blog/reviews/real-time-blockchain-agility-insights-from-industry-toughest-testretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Determine whether a curator-flagged "team contributor" or "external integrator" persona has ≥$1M of attributed real-capital deposits to the target protocol or peer protocols, potentially used to build credibility ahead of a social-engineering attack.
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