Dominic Williams is once again ringing the alarm on cybersecurity, and his message is blunt: centralised infrastructure is a liability. His latest comments come in response to Dogequest, a website that has reportedly leaked the personal information of Tesla owners across the US. The site doesn’t just list names and addresses; it goes as far as using an interactive map and a Molotov cocktail cursor, making its intentions clear. The operators claim they will remove users’ details only if they prove they’ve sold their Teslas. The data exposure is being linked to Elon Musk’s connections with the Trump White House, and it’s a stark reminder of how fragile digital security can be.
Williams sees this as yet another failure of centralised systems. He argues that the only viable solution is to build infrastructure that cannot be tampered with in the first place. Cybersecurity, in his view, is an ineffective patch on an inherently broken model. If databases and web applications were running on the ICP network, the data wouldn’t just be difficult to alter—it would be impossible to manipulate without consensus from the blockchain itself. His frustration is directed not only at bad actors but at the industry’s unwillingness to move forward. He has extended an open invitation to Elon Musk and Tesla, offering ICP’s technology as a way to prevent data leaks like the one orchestrated by Dogequest.
The latest warning from Williams also comes after Microsoft uncovered StilachiRAT, a new trojan designed to infiltrate cryptocurrency wallets through Google Chrome. The malware targets twenty different extensions, including MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, OKX Wallet, Bitget Wallet, and Phantom. Williams’ response was swift and direct, repeating what he’s been saying for years—browser extension wallets are neither secure nor decentralised.
For him, the security flaws of browser-based wallets are not just a technical issue but a fundamental design failure. The answer, he insists, lies in wallets that operate entirely on-chain as smart contracts, with secure passkeys for authentication. This isn’t a new position for him; it’s one he has championed repeatedly, arguing that anything short of full decentralisation invites disaster. The industry’s continued reliance on half-measures seems to be testing his patience.
Williams is no stranger to the fight for blockchain integrity. As the founder of the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), he has built an entire ecosystem designed to avoid these security pitfalls. Unlike traditional cloud services or blockchain projects that lean on external infrastructure, ICP runs everything on-chain—smart contracts, websites, even social media platforms. For Williams, the idea that cryptocurrency wallets should function any differently is baffling. Every breach and exploit that arises from centralised infrastructure fuels his case that Web3 must be genuinely decentralised, or it will never be secure.
His frustration stems from watching companies continue to rely on security methods that have failed time and time again while solutions like ICP exist. The push for on-chain wallets, tamperproof applications, and secure passkey authentication is more than a vision—it’s a necessity. Every breach, every exploit, every high-profile failure reinforces Williams’ argument. The question isn’t whether Web3 needs full decentralisation but how much more damage needs to be done before the industry realises it. Until then, he’s not letting up.
