Einsteinium prepared for the attack 51 percent of the anonymous hacker. But he changed his mind
Source:The developers of the coins Einsteinium built a serious wall of defense from the attack 51 percent of which live previously anonymous hacker under the nickname GeoCold. On the one hand, the creators of the coin suggested another market participant the option of protection from such interference in the functioning of the coin, on the other — if they managed to avoid one attack, it does not mean that after not followed by a second.
The goal of the hacker during the attack 51 percent — gain control over the network of a particular coin. Also included is the continued use of the benefits for operations of double spending — the payment of one coin in two different transactions. In the first three months of 2018, attack, 51 percent were subjected to Gold and Verge, and the last hackers managed to crack twice.
How to protect yourself from attack 51%
Developers Einsteinium chose probably the only sure way of protection against attack 51% for coins with low market capitalization have increased, Hasrat. Apparently, the company leased power, because the purchase of own device in this case would not be a smart investment. The graph below shows how increased capacity immediately before the attack, scheduled for October 13.
So Einsteinium suddenly tripled(approx) their hash rate & pointed it at their network to stop an attack from .
That means they bought a whole bunch of hashing power for their own network to prevent an attack that never happened.
— Suprateek Bose (@SupraBo_)
In the end, the hacker had changed my mind. With this in mind, it is quite difficult to say for sure how effective the chosen method of protection of Einsteinium, say representatives .
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It is Extremely difficult to protect coins with a low market capitalization and low Hasrat from attack 51%. This method, though somewhat doubtful, is the best way to solve potential problems. However, you should not assume that the crisis will arise again only venture that he has passed. Likely, hackers will try to take control of the coin in the future, and to find a fully correct solution to this problem is extremely difficult.
Perhaps the theme of with online hacking coins turned out to be a simple PR action. What do you think? Share your answers .
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