Bitcoin Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News Center
A popular payments network running atop the bitcoin blockchain suffered from a long-standing code vulnerability – one where attackers could drain users’ of their money, the CoinDesk reported on September 27. While initially flagged to the public on Aug. 30 by bitcoin developer Rusty Russell, the full disclosure detailing how this vulnerability could be exploited by an […]
The developers of open-source cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) have patched a bug that could allow an attacker to “burn” the funds of an organization’s wallet while only losing network transaction fees, according to an announcement published September 25. The bug was reportedly discovered after a community member described a hypothetical attack on the XMR subreddit. The bug could purportedly affect […]