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    • wrapper
      wrapper Moderators last edited by

      Zerocoin “single character” typo nets hacker 410 BTC

      A typographical error on a single additional character in [Zerocoin] code allowed an attacker to create Zerocoin spend transactions without a corresponding mint.

      A malicious coding attack on Zerocoin created 370,000 fake tokens which perpetrators sold for over 400 Bitcoins ($444,000), it has emerged.

      https://cointelegraph.com/news/zerocoin-hacker-creates-and-spends-370000-tokens-worth-410-btc

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        Moonman last edited by

        Lol and wow and :'(

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        • Lordas
          Lordas last edited by

          Luckily all FTC buying is around 6 BTC, so not much interest here :)

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