Zerocoin “single character” typo nets hacker 410 BTC
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Zerocoin “single character” typo nets hacker 410 BTC
A typographical error on a single additional character in [Zerocoin] code allowed an attacker to create Zerocoin spend transactions without a corresponding mint.
A malicious coding attack on Zerocoin created 370,000 fake tokens which perpetrators sold for over 400 Bitcoins ($444,000), it has emerged.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/zerocoin-hacker-creates-and-spends-370000-tokens-worth-410-btc
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Lol and wow and :'(
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Luckily all FTC buying is around 6 BTC, so not much interest here :)
