diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/build_db_with_incr.go b/pkg/snapshot/build_db_with_incr.go
index 3ef31844..ccfefe30 100644
--- a/pkg/snapshot/build_db_with_incr.go
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/build_db_with_incr.go
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ func BuildAccountsDbAuto(
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Verify snapshot integrity by re-computing the LtHash from all accounts
+	// and comparing against the manifest. Detects tampered snapshots from
+	// untrusted RPC nodes before proceeding to replay.
+	// NOTE: We use the INCREMENTAL manifest's LtHash because the pebble index
+	// at this point contains accounts from BOTH full and incremental snapshots.
+	// The incremental manifest's LtHash reflects the final combined state.
+	if err := VerifySnapshotLtHash(accountsDb, incrementalManifest.LtHash); err != nil {
+		accountsDb.CloseDb()
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshot verification failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	rpcClient := rpcclient.NewRpcClient(rpcEndpoints[0])
 	latestSlot, err := rpcClient.GetSlot()
 	_, incrSlot = snapshotdl.ExtractIncrementalSnapshotSlots(incrementalSnapshotPath)
diff --git a/pkg/snapshot/verify_lthash.go b/pkg/snapshot/verify_lthash.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac9adeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/snapshot/verify_lthash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package snapshot
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Overclock-Validator/mithril/pkg/accountsdb"
+	"github.com/Overclock-Validator/mithril/pkg/lthash"
+	"github.com/Overclock-Validator/mithril/pkg/mlog"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
+	"github.com/gagliardetto/solana-go"
+)
+
+// VerifySnapshotLtHash re-computes the lattice hash from all accounts in the
+// AccountsDB and compares it against the LtHash declared in the snapshot manifest.
+//
+// If they don't match, the snapshot may have been tampered with and should be
+// discarded. This prevents a DoS vector where a malicious RPC node serves a
+// snapshot with altered account data.
+//
+// The computation is parallelized: a single goroutine iterates the pebble index
+// to collect pubkeys in batches, and a pool of workers reads the accounts and
+// computes their individual LtHash contributions. Partial results are merged at
+// the end.
+func VerifySnapshotLtHash(accountsDb *accountsdb.AccountsDb, manifestLtHash *lthash.LtHash) error {
+	if manifestLtHash == nil {
+		mlog.Log.Warnf("Snapshot does not contain an LtHash — skipping verification (pre-LtHash snapshot)")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	mlog.Log.Infof("Verifying snapshot integrity: computing LtHash over all accounts...")
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	// Iterate over all keys in the pebble index
+	iter, err := accountsDb.Index.NewIter(&pebble.IterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating pebble iterator: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer iter.Close()
+
+	// Collect all pubkeys first so we can parallelize the hash computation.
+	// Each key in the index is a 32-byte Solana public key.
+	var allPubkeys []solana.PublicKey
+
+	for iter.First(); iter.Valid(); iter.Next() {
+		key := iter.Key()
+		if len(key) != 32 {
+			continue // skip malformed entries
+		}
+		var pk solana.PublicKey
+		copy(pk[:], key)
+		allPubkeys = append(allPubkeys, pk)
+	}
+	if err := iter.Error(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("iterating pebble index: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	totalAccounts := len(allPubkeys)
+	if totalAccounts == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("SNAPSHOT INTEGRITY FAILURE: pebble index contains 0 accounts — snapshot may be empty or corrupted")
+	}
+	mlog.Log.Infof("LtHash verification: hashing %d accounts...", totalAccounts)
+
+	// Parallelize: split pubkeys into chunks, each worker computes a partial LtHash
+	numWorkers := 32
+	if totalAccounts < numWorkers {
+		numWorkers = max(1, totalAccounts)
+	}
+	chunkSize := (totalAccounts + numWorkers - 1) / numWorkers
+
+	partialHashes := make([]lthash.LtHash, numWorkers)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	for w := range numWorkers {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(workerID int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			startIdx := workerID * chunkSize
+			endIdx := min(startIdx+chunkSize, totalAccounts)
+
+			var partial lthash.LtHash
+			for i := startIdx; i < endIdx; i++ {
+				pk := allPubkeys[i]
+				acct, err := accountsDb.GetAccount(0, pk)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue // account may have been deleted (0 lamports)
+				}
+				if acct.Lamports == 0 {
+					continue // zero-lamport accounts don't contribute to LtHash
+				}
+
+				var acctHash lthash.LtHash
+				acctHash.InitWithAcct(acct)
+				partial.MixIn(&acctHash)
+			}
+			partialHashes[workerID] = partial
+		}(w)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Merge all partial hashes
+	var computed lthash.LtHash
+	for i := range numWorkers {
+		computed.MixIn(&partialHashes[i])
+	}
+
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	if !computed.Equals(manifestLtHash) {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"SNAPSHOT INTEGRITY FAILURE: computed LtHash does not match manifest LtHash "+
+				"(%d accounts verified in %s). This snapshot may have been tampered with — "+
+				"discard it and download from a different source",
+			totalAccounts, fmtDuration(elapsed),
+		)
+	}
+
+	mlog.Log.Infof("✓ Snapshot LtHash verified: %d accounts match manifest (%s)", totalAccounts, fmtDuration(elapsed))
+	return nil
+}