Sandwich attacks (also called MEV/maximal extractable value exploitation) occur when attackers see pending transactions (mempool), place their own before/after to extract value. Example: front-run a swap, then back-run to sell. Prevention involves private mempools (dark pools), threshold encryption, MEV-resistant consensus, and transaction ordering commitments. Critical for DEXs, blockchain protocols, and trading systems. Learnable in 6–8 weeks with blockchain fundamentals. Salaries $150K–$220K+ for blockchain security engineers. Overlaps with cryptography, smart contracts, and protocol design.
A sandwich attack is a form of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) exploitation where an attacker observes a pending transaction in the mempool, front-runs it (places a transaction before), profits from the price movement, then back-runs it (places a transaction after). Example: Attacker sees user swapping 1 ETH for USDC, front-runs with a swap to drive up USDC price, watches user execute at worse price, then sells USDC for profit. Prevention strategies include:
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| CANADA | $110k | $170k | $250k |
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