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Avgustin Aldridge (OP)
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April 22, 2013, 08:38:03 AM
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The timejacking attack appears to be a pretty straightforward attack to pull off successfully. I was wondering, whether it was ever performed and documented somewhere, or was it just theoretically described?
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April 22, 2013, 11:58:22 AM
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Can you explain in lay persons terms what that is?
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April 22, 2013, 12:23:45 PM
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Define "timejacking attack" please

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April 22, 2013, 12:26:12 PM
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It's only a way to mine more blocks on feeble and poorly designed altcoins without increasing the difficulty:

http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1055/what-is-the-zeitgeist-attack-does-it-affect-all-blockchain-technologies

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43692.msg521772#msg521772

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April 22, 2013, 12:28:56 PM
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Well it is a form of 51% attack. Yes, it is straightforward, it just take enough computing power to have at least 51% of the total and thus overtake the network. Good luck.

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