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Offering a staggering reward of 20 Bitcoins, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has embarked on a mission to enhance the functionality of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Through their bug bounty program, they aim to promote and ensure the security of these systems.
2023-7-30 17:41 | |
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The bitcoin cash network forks after a bug emerged in the cryptocurrency's code during an upgrade, leading developers to put together a hotfix.
2019-5-16 19:41 | |
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A fatal bug that was patched in the larger Bitcoin clones still threatens small projects using the code with the “server inflation bug.”
2018-10-5 11:16 | |
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Fortnite, the wildly popular video game over which schools have expressed disdain, is currently being used as an attack vector for malware disguised as cheating software. According to an October 2 post from Christopher Boyd, the lead malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes Labs, thousands of users have been inadvertently downloading malicious software.
2018-10-5 05:00 | |
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This rather long meme, which has been circulating lately, makes fun of the views of Bitcoin supporters by listing commonly made statements and contrasting them with contradicting statements or developments.
2018-10-4 22:27 | |
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Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 17. 0, the 17th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost 10 years ago and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today.
2018-10-3 16:28 | |
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The collateral damage from Bitcoin’s epic inflation bug continues to spread. The developers of small-cap cryptocurrency Pigeoncoin have confirmed hackers successfully exploited the vulnerability to print 235 million Pigeoncoins, worth around $15,000.
2018-10-3 14:40 | |
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Using a major bug found and fixed on bitcoin last month, an attacker was able to print 235 million coins on "pigeoncoin."
2018-10-3 23:05 | |
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The increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies has led to several businesses adopting digital payments for effectiveness, quick transaction, and lower costs. Now HackerOne, a security platform that allows companies to find software vulnerabilities through bug bounty programs, has implemented BitPay on its system.
2018-10-2 17:19 | |
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This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
2018-9-29 20:00 | |
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Monero has officially released its Malware Response Workgroup website yesterday. In an effort to help protect Monero’s community, the website aims to provide resources to educate about the types of malware that may take advantage of users.
2018-9-29 23:18 | |
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Last week, the Bitcoin Core team came out with a brand-new update to its client which was supposed to address a major vulnerability on the chain. The vulnerability made it easy for hackers to execute a “denial of service” attack on the network, which could be a potentially devastating security problem. But in many ways, […]
2018-9-28 08:58 | |
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Recently, a Bitcoin Cash developer exposed a significant vulnerability in the Bitcoin Core network. The bug, labeled as a Denial-of-Service and inflation malware, could have resulted in the collapsing of a large portion of the BTC network.
2018-9-27 22:34 | |
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The most serious bug in bitcoin since 2010 has been exploited on testnet, a network used by developers to test code behavior. The real bitcoin network is unaffected, funds are... The post Bitcoin Bug Exploited on Testnet, Chain-Split Ongoing appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-9-27 15:42 | |
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Yesterday we published a video about Monero and the truth behind the ‘burning bug’, a bug within the Monero network that existed as a result of Monero’s automatic coin burning process. To recap: “The burning bug is a bug that could have allowed hackers to drain Monero XMR assets from any exchange or wallet, at a very low cost.
2018-9-27 15:30 | |
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More than a week after Bitcoin Core released a client update that addressed a denial-of-service vulnerability and consensus bug in its software, most nodes are still running old software. That’s a problem.
2018-9-27 20:15 | |
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The news of a software bug being found in the codebase of Bitcoin might have gone unnoticed by many crypto enthusiasts last week. Many conspiracy theories have been put forth as to why the news was not popularized by mainstream media in a manner similar or equal to how the Bitcoin ETF standoff at the […] The post Bitcoin (BTC) HODLers Urged to Review its Code More Often appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-9-25 12:01 | |
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In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
2018-9-27 21:21 | |
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On Tuesday last week, a dangerous bug was removed from the Bitcoin Core software—one that had lain undetected for eighteen months. If exploited, the bug would have allowed attackers to crash nodes on the network and potentially debase the currency.
2018-10-5 15:00 | |
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Bitcoin Core developers have decried infighting between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters after John Newbery claimed responsibility for last week’s CVE-2018-17144 network bug. ‘Embarrassed And Sorry’ In comments on Twitter September 23, Newbery, who is tasked with checking the Bitcoin codebase, said it was because of him that the bug had gone unnoticed.
2018-9-24 14:00 | |
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John Newbery, a Bitcoin Core developer and contributor to cryptocurrency research and development group Chaincode Labs, takes responsibility for a critical bug recently discovered on the Bitcoin network.
2018-9-24 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin Core developers urged all nodes to implement a patch on Friday, September 21, in order to prevent the exploitation of a recently discovered bug in the Bitcoin protocol. The bug, called CVE-2018-17144, was originally reported to the Bitcoin Core team by Bitcoin Cash developer Awemany on September 17.
2018-9-23 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin Core developers acknowledged a potentially devastating vulnerability in the code of the original cryptocurrency and appealed to miners to upgrade to their newly issued patch with immediate effect.
2018-9-23 07:56 | |
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Apple recently introduced a new lineup of iPhones and its new operating system iOS 12. Moreover, four days ago the company also updated its Siri extension called the ‘Shortcuts’ application with two new Bitcoin glyphs available.
2018-9-23 01:55 | |
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The cryptocurrency community was taken aback with shock when an anonymous user found a critical bug in the Bitcoin Core reference client. The bug was introduced into Bitcoin Core version 0. 14, which affects all versions released subsequently.
2018-9-23 19:59 | |
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Altcoins may come and go; hacks may challenge exchanges; mainstream financial advisors might not get it — but even in the face of a protocol bug, Bitcoin perseveres and develops.
2018-9-22 19:33 | |
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Earlier on in the week, the crypto and blockchain community was made aware of a bug in the Bitcoin Core code. The vulnerability affected versions 0. 16. 3 and 0. 17. 0rc4 of the code behind the famous blockchain network.
2018-9-22 15:45 | |
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A pseudonymous developer of Bitcoin Unlimited, one of Bitcoin Cash’s main client, has come out to reveal how he found the most serious bug in bitcoin for the past eight... The post Bitcoin Cash Developer Reveals How He Found One of The Most Serious Bug in Bitcoin appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-9-23 15:43 | |
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A set of patch that was observed in bitcoin has shown that the vulnerability level would have been higher than what was earlier reported in an announcement about the bitcoin core versions 0. 170rc4 and 0.
2018-9-23 15:10 | |
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This week's major bitcoin bug was even worse than developers led on – it could have been used to effectively print more bitcoin.
2018-9-22 01:30 | |
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This week the cryptocurrency community has been discussing and dealing with the critical vulnerability that was found in the Bitcoin Core (BTC) reference client. Many observers are calling the bug one of the worst issues BTC has had in years, comparing the exploit to the March 2013 mandatory hard fork.
2018-9-22 01:05 | |
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On the most recent episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin!, the hosts discuss the now-defunct Bitcoin Alert system, devised by Satoshi himself. A rarity in the podcast space, this episode’s exploration involved no guest appearances, instead relying on the wealth of experience that Adam B.
2018-9-22 22:58 | |
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For well over a year, versions of Bitcoin Core — Bitcoin’s leading software implementation — contained a severe software bug. The bug was fixed with Bitcoin Core 0.
2018-9-22 21:22 | |
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Bitcoin Core developers have issued an important statement to the entire community, as the fallout from a recently disclosed DDoS vulnerability intensifies. The vulnerability, which researchers disclosed earlier this week, made it possible for miners to sabotage the Bitcoin network by sending transaction data twice.
2018-9-21 15:29 | |
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The most serious bitcoin bug in nearly a decade could have led to an artificial increase in bitcoin’s supply according to a new announcement by Bitcoin Core, bitcoin’s main client. . .
2018-9-21 13:23 | |
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Over the past few years, there’s been a big problem with cryptocurrency related forums and censorship. This week an independent and uncensored version of Bitcointalk has launched called Bitcoincashtalk.
2018-9-21 02:25 | |
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The developers of Bitcoin Core just fixed a bug that could have brought down the whole Bitcoin network. Cobra, the anonymous Co-owner of bitcoin. org and bitcointalk. org, thinks this bug was a big deal.
2018-9-21 01:51 | |
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Who's a goodcoin?
2018-9-21 21:43 | |
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On Wednesday, September 19, a team of developers launched a platform called the Open Savings Initiative. The application allows any Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Core (BTC) user to save funds in a time-locked address that cannot be spent until a specific date and time has passed.
2018-9-20 02:25 | |
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An abnormally severe bug has been discovered in bitcoin's software, with possible ramifications for lightning users.
2018-9-20 23:01 | |
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A GitHub report opened on September 17, 2018, revealed a recent bug in the Bitcoin Core versions 0. 14. 0 to 0. 16. 2. The exploit threatened to crash Bitcoin Core if the most recent version wasn’t updated.
2018-9-20 23:00 | |
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Over the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing a critical vulnerability that was found in the Bitcoin Core (BTC) reference client. A bug introduced in Bitcoin Core version 0.
2018-9-19 20:25 | |
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Bitcoin developers released a new version of the Bitcoin Core client September 18 after fixing a “very scary” bug which could have seen a malicious party take many nodes offline. Upgrade ‘As Soon As Possible’ In release notes for Bitcoin Core version 0.
2018-9-19 16:00 | |
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One of the most serious bug in bitcoin – both of them, including derived networks like litecoin – has now been fixed. Node operators are urgently asked to upgrade immediately... The post Fixed Bitcoin Core Bug Could Have Crashed the Whole Network appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-9-20 14:16 | |
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US exchange Coinbase is reportedly exploring possibilities to create a cryptocurrency ETF and we’ve covered the details in The Daily. Also, Bittrex announces fiat pairs for cardano and zcash, Changelly admits requesting KYC documents from clients trading privacy coins like XMR, and Monero developers find another bug.
2018-9-9 17:01 | |
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Karthik Rangaraja, the security lead of stock and crypto trading app Robinhood, announced in a recent blog post that the platform had increased its bug bounty program top prize to $50,000. It has also updated some terms of the program on its HackerOne page.
2018-8-24 19:45 | |
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After anonymously notifying Bitcoin ABC developers in April of a critical ‘chain-splitting’ bug in the Bitcoin Cash code, a Bitcoin Core developer has emerged to claim responsibility for the discovery — what he describes as a “wake-up call” for the entire cryptocurrency industry.
2018-8-13 21:52 | |
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Bitcoin Core developer Cory Fields discovered a critical vulnerability in the Bitcoin Cash code. And it was a long way for him to find an appropriate way to contact BCH developers and inform them anout the bug.
2018-8-12 21:53 | |
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В своем блоге 10 августа, биткойн-разработчик Кори Филдс 10 августа написал, как в апреле 2018г он анонимно сообщил команде Bitcoin Cash о найденной консенсусной ошибке, известной как SIGHASH_BUG, способной вызвать сплит блокчейна.
2018-8-10 19:11 | |
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The Binance-owned wallet has been the victim of multiple cyber attacks during 2023.
The security firm urges those using web browser wallets generated from 2011 to 2015 to transfer their assets to crypto wallets that were generated more recently.
A malicious actor could have taken down the entire Avalanche network for less than $200,000. Avalanche Vulnerability Revealed A since-patched vulnerability with the power to take down the Avalanche blockchain...
Some of the most popular browser extension crypto wallets have been suffering from a critical vulnerability that left users secret recovery phases vulnerable to theft, a new report has revealed....
Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Intel and AMD CPUs that could be used by malicious actors to access cryptographic keys. The post Crypto Keys Could Be Compromised by Intel and AMD ‘Hertzbleed’ Chip Vulnerability appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Ethereum Layer-2 solution Optimism has fixed a critical software bug in one of its smart contracts on Ethereum. The post Critical bug in Ethereum L2 Optimism, $2M bounty paid appeared first on CryptoSlate.