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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: ppblockchain on January 16, 2019, 03:11:49 PM



Title: [2019-01-15]Ripple: Only XRP Private Keys That Used Software From Before August
Post by: ppblockchain on January 16, 2019, 03:11:49 PM
 Ripple (XRP) software libraries published before August 2015 potentially rendered private keys which signed multiple transactions vulnerable, Ripple announced in a statement released on Jan 16.

Recent research jointly conducted by the DFINITY Foundation and the University of California revealed that a portion of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple addresses are vulnerable.




https://paperblockchain.com/ripple-only-xrp-private-keys-that-used-software-from-before-august-2015-are-vulnerable/ (https://paperblockchain.com/ripple-only-xrp-private-keys-that-used-software-from-before-august-2015-are-vulnerable/)