Vulnerability

‘Bypass’ Attack in Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Could Trick Users Into Sending Incorrect Funds

Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard is fixing a flaw that could trick users into sending bitcoin on the mainnet when they meant to use its testnet.

Tech  ·  25 November 2020

Flaw in Bitcoin SV Multisig Wallet Puts Funds at Risk

Bitcoin SV scrapped Bitcoin’s multisignature design and created its own. The insecure design is causing problems for some BSV users.

Tech  ·  9 November 2020
DeFi

Buggy Code in This Compound Finance Fork Just Froze $1M in Ethereum Tokens

Some $1 million in Ethereum tokens is locked in a new DeFi app after its developers made changes to the protocol’s contracts.

Tech  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix

A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal Lightning Network funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018.

Tech  ·  9 September 2020
Blockfolio

Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code

The security vulnerability, which appeared in older versions of its application, could have allowed a bad actor to steal closed source code and possibly inject their own code into Blockfolio’s Github repository and, from there, into the app itself.

Tech  ·  1 May 2020
Parity Technologies

Amberdata Discovers ‘RPC Call’ Bug in Parity Ethereum Client

A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata.

Markets  ·  29 August 2019
Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash’s Scheduled Hard Fork Tripped Up By Software Bug

The bitcoin cash network forks after a bug emerged in the cryptocurrency's code during an upgrade, leading developers to put together a hotfix.

Tech  ·  15 May 2019
Ethereum

Take Two: Ethereum Is Getting Ready for the Constantinople Hard Fork Redo

The world's second largest blockchain by market capitalization is gearing up for a hard fork its tried to activate before called Constantinople. This time, developers are confident it will work.

Tech  ·  12 February 2019
News

‘Critical’ Vulnerability in Beam Wallet Could Have Put Funds At Risk, Devs Say After Fix

The "critical vulnerability" found by developers of the mimblewimble privacy coin Beam is said to have put user funds at possible risk of being stolen.

Tech  ·  16 January 2019
Bitcoin

Not Everyone Wants to Fix Bitcoin’s ‘Time Warp Attack’ – Here’s Why

A bit of a debate has revved up about bitcoin's "time warp attack" and whether it's an exploit or an unintended advantage.

Tech  ·  13 October 2018