DoS

Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks

Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”

Tech  ·  18 November 2020

Wasabi Wallet Patches Flaw That Could Have Thwarted Bitcoin Privacy Feature

The flaw’s discovery is an example of cooperation in the open-source community, where devs are constantly tinkering to improve their peers’ software.

Tech  ·  3 September 2020
Ethereum

Ethereum Developers Stymie Blockchain Spammer’s New Attack

An effort to disrupt the ethereum blockchain was quickly put down today by a team of network developers.

Tech  ·  1 June 2017
Zcash

Zcash Releases Software Fix After Denial-of-Service Bug Discovery

The development team behind the zcash project has released a new software update following the discovery of a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Tech  ·  14 April 2017
Bugs

Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Recover After Second Bug Exploit

A DoS attack exploiting a bug in the Bitcoin Unlimited client caused over 100 nodes to disconnect from the bitcoin network on Tuesday.

Markets  ·  23 March 2017