Disappearance of $900K Puts Focus on Vintage Bitcoin Project Libbitcoin
The issue, dubbed “Milk Sad,” was discovered in late July by information security firm Distrust.
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Aug 14, 2023 at 2:01 a.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2023
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Crypto Wallet Firm Dfns Says ‘Magic Links’ Have Critical Vulnerability
Affected services say they were given barely any notice before Dfns published its blog post detailing the so-called zero day.
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Feb 24, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2023
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Least Authority Discloses Security Risks in Atomic Wallet
The disclosure is intended to "appropriately warn users without putting them at even greater risk," the security audit company said.
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Feb 10, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2022
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Ethereum Foundation Says Berlin Hard Fork Addressed 'Clear and Present' Threat
The vulnerability was first discovered in late 2019.
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May 22, 2021 at 9:53 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2021
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Putting Pressure on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Vulnerabilities Will Strengthen It
These vulnerabilities are reminders that improvements come with trade-offs – and that security and usability are two sides of the same coin.
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Oct 28, 2020 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2020
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4 Bitcoin Lightning Network Vulnerabilities That Haven’t Been Exploited (Yet)
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has a few vulnerabilities that have been discovered in its two-year lifespan, but none have been exploited.
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Oct 27, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2020
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Lightning Vulnerability Discovered; LND Node Operators Urged to Upgrade ASAP
An undisclosed vulnerability in LND versions 0.10.x and below was revealed Thursday. Developers are urging node operators to update to the newest version.
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Oct 9, 2020 at 12:58 a.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2020
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OpenZeppelin Discloses 'High Severity Vulnerability' in DeFi Wallet Argent
A “high severity vulnerability” was found and patched in Ethereum wallet Argent, according to leading white-hat hackers OpenZeppelin.
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Jun 19, 2020 at 3:28 p.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2020
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A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin's Lightning Network Has Been Fixed
Bitcoin developer Rusty Russell disclosed Friday the lightning network vulnerability that forced software upgrades in July.
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Sep 27, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 27, 2019
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Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain
There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.
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Aug 14, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 14, 2019