Blockchain bug hunters feature prominently at this year’s Pwnie Awards

Blockchain bug hunters feature prominently at this year’s Pwnie Awards

2018-8-8 19:35

Researchers have been diligently prodding cryptocurrency and blockchain companies for kinks in their security – and it seems some of them are finally getting recognition for their work. Three researchers are up for Pwnie Awards this year – an annual showcase of the best and worst in information security.

Little toy ponies are given to the most deserving hackers and security researchers. MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Neha Narula and Boston University researcher Ethan Heilman have been nominated for “Best Cryptographic Attack” after cracking a hash function in popular cryptocurrency IOTA. In addition to that, ConsenSys security engineer Bernard Mueller…

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