Newly discovered Bitcoin wallet loophole let hackers steal $900K — SlowMist
A series of attacks drained the wallets of BTC users by exploiting a faulty random seed generation algorithm. A newly discovered vulnerability in the Libbitcoin Explorer 3.x library has allowed over $900,000 to be stolen from Bitcoin users, according to a report from blockchain security firm SlowMist. The vulnerability can also affect users of Ethereum, Ripple, Dogecoin, Solana, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash and Zcash who use Libbitcoin to generate accounts. SlowMist Security Alert Recently, #Distrust discovered a severe vulnerability affecting cryptocurrency wallet s using the #Libbitcoin Explorer 3.x versions. This vulnerability allows attackers to access wallet private keys by exploiting the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random… — SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) August 10, 2023 Libbitcoin is a Bitcoin wallet implementation that developers and validators sometimes use to create Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency accounts. According to its official website, it is used by “Airbitz (mobile wallet...