---
id: 7515
title: "Operational Security: The Audit Blind Spot"
source_domain: hackenproof.com
source_url: "https://hackenproof.com/blog/operational-security-audit-blind-spot"
published_at: "2026-09-04T11:34:20Z"
tags: ["web3", "social-engineering", "opsec", "audit", "crypto", "key-leakage"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7515"
lang: en
---

# Operational Security: The Audit Blind Spot

## Summary

HackenProof on the audit blind spot: key leakage and social engineering, not code bugs, drove most of 2025's $4B in Web3 losses, illustrated with cases like Radiant Capital and a practical checklist.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackenproof.com
- **Published:** 2026-09-04T11:34:20Z
- **Original:** https://hackenproof.com/blog/operational-security-audit-blind-spot
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7515