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Randstorm Exploit: Bitcoin Wallets Created b/w 2011-2015 Vulnerable to Hacking

Nov 20, 2023NewsroomCryptocurrency / Blockchain Bitcoin wallets created between 2011 and 2015 are susceptible to a new kind of exploit called Randstorm that makes it possible to recover passwords and gain unauthorized access to a multitude of wallets spanning several blockchain platforms. “Randstorm() is a term we coined to describe a collection of bugs, design […]

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Millions of Cryptocurrency Wallets Found Affected by Randstorm Flaw | Cyware Hacker News

Millions of browser-based cryptocurrency wallets are affected by an open-source software vulnerability that can be abused by attackers to steal over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The vulnerability, dubbed as Randstorm, affects the 0.13 version of Bitcoin JS, a popular JavaScript library used to generate cryptocurrency wallets. More in detail The vulnerability primarily affects multiple […]

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Cryptocurrency wallets might be vulnerable to ‘Randstorm’ flaw | TechTarget

Millions of cryptocurrency wallets created between 2011 and 2015 are potentially affected by an open source software vulnerability and might need to be regenerated, according to new research from Unciphered. While helping a customer regain access to a locked Bitcoin wallet last year, Unciphered discovered issues in the open source JavaScript Bitcoin library BitcoinJS that […]