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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Monero Forum => Privacy Coins Forum => Monero News & Updates => Topic started by: CebuBitcoin on September 26, 2018, 01:53:39 PM
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The developers of open-source cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) have patched a bug that could allow an attacker to “burn” the funds of an organization’s wallet while only losing network transaction fees, according to an announcement published September 25.
The bug was reportedly discovered after a community member described a hypothetical attack on the XMR subreddit. The bug could purportedly affect merchants and organizations in the XMR ecosystem, enabling an attacker to trigger significant damage. The blog post further describes how the bug would be exploited:
Readmore: https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-developers-have-patched-the-burning-bug