Dogecoin Network Under Attack – 70% of Network Activity Crashes
A serious vulnerability in the Dogecoin network was exploited on December 12. The attack caused 69% of the network's active nodes to crash. This breach has raised questions about the security of cryptocurrency infrastructure and its resilience against potential future attacks.
Andreas Kohl, co-founder of the Bitcoin sidechain Sequentia, revealed that he was responsible for the hack of his X account. Kohl claimed that he conducted the exploit from 'an old ThinkPad in rural El Salvador'.
According to Blockchair, the number of active Dogecoin nodes dropped from 647 to 315 after the attack. The vulnerability exploit was discovered by Tobias Ruck and disclosed by the account 'Department Of DOGE Efficiency' on December 4. The vulnerability, called 'DogeReaper', allows the attacker to crash Dogecoin nodes remotely.
A serious vulnerability in the Dogecoin network was exploited on December 12. The attack caused 69% of the network's active nodes to crash. This breach has raised questions about the security of cryptocurrency infrastructure and its resilience against potential future attacks.
Andreas Kohl, co-founder of the Bitcoin sidechain Sequentia, revealed that he was responsible for the hack of his X account. Kohl claimed that he conducted the exploit from 'an old ThinkPad in rural El Salvador'.
According to Blockchair, the number of active Dogecoin nodes dropped from 647 to 315 after the attack. The vulnerability exploit was discovered by Tobias Ruck and disclosed by the account 'Department Of DOGE Efficiency' on December 4. The vulnerability, called 'DogeReaper', allows the attacker to crash Dogecoin nodes remotely.