Attack

Blockchain Protocol Thorchain Loses 4K Ether in Attack

The company said it will provide a more detailed assessment of the breach soon.

News  ·  16 July 2021

DeFi Hedge Fund Force DAO Attacked; FORCE Token Plunges

The price of Force DAO's native token is now down more than 80% in the last 24 hours.

News  ·  4 April 2021
Attack

Nano’s Network Flooded With Spam, Nodes Out of Sync

Developers encouraged node operators to throttle their bandwidth in response. They had to make it worse before it could get better.

Tech  ·  11 March 2021
Bitcoin

Dust Attacks Make a Mess in Bitcoin Wallets, but There Could Be a Fix

When dust settles in your home, you sweep it up. But what happens when dust makes its way into your Bitcoin wallet? Cleaning it up may not be so simple.

Tech  ·  18 August 2020
Research Paper

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to ‘Looting’: New Research Explains

Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack that preys on Bitcoin network congestion.

Tech  ·  6 July 2020
Bitcoin

Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin’s Bandwidth

A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes.

Tech  ·  2 June 2019
Attack

Bitcoin Cash Miners Undo Attacker’s Transactions With ‘51% Attack’

Two mining pools recently carried out a 51 percent attack on the bitcoin cash blockchain.

Tech  ·  24 May 2019