Bug Bitcoin Core was much worse than it seemed. What is the danger?
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Last week, the developers in the code of Bitcoin Core, which according to preliminary data, could cause a disconnection of the network. To solve the problem managed quickly enough. Thus from the report Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), it follows that there is another, much more serious vulnerability — it allows the fraudster to exceed the limit of minted coins, set by Satoshi Nakamoto. About it writes .
Appeal may not be more than 21 million bitcoins is the limit set by the Creator of the coin. Analysts discovered the vulnerability will allow the hacker to violate this restriction and produce much more coins.
Such actions will lead to increased supply and the devaluation of the first cryptocurrency, the newspaper notes. And this prospect sounds much more dangerous than disabling parts of the network.
In order to buy time for renewal, it was decided to talk about the least serious problem. At the same time, we realized that the more scary parts to hide.
If this happens, many investors will turn away from the coin. Perhaps that is why the Bitcoin Core developers decided to hide the problem after the discovery, suggested by the journalists.
It worked. A corrected version has already proved popular, the developers still had not received any information about attempts to use the error to attack the network. Let's hope that the mistake will be able to quickly eliminate the entire network of Bitcoin, and we will continue to use the first cryptocurrency, not fearing for their money.
Previously, "Kaspersky Lab" in the Telegram a critical vulnerability, which the hackers spread via instant messenger, malicious software for covert mining. When published the report, the problem was already solved, the company said.
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