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August 02, 2019, 05:40:29 AM |
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Spammers have the potential to exploit tools intended to upload files to the XRP blockchain. This will result in higher transaction costs and cause the network to swell. Improvements are under development.
Blockchain XRP can potentially be hampered by spam if this exploitation is not closed (unpatched). Basically, a tool called Indlmm was created to upload files to the XRP network. The tagline read "Indestructible, eternal, and infinite storage." However, it seems that the good intentions of the developer have been hijacked by a group of spammers. With this software, an attacker can send spam files to slow down the network, potentially increasing transaction costs.
The problem is that the XRP blockchain cannot store an unlimited amount of data. In fact, the bigger the blockchain is, the more difficult it is for people to download complete network history on their computers. For comparison, until now, the size of the entire Bitcoin network data is 226GB. Potential spammers on XRP can use Indlmm to upload large files, thus making the network very expensive to run. Fortunately, such an attack will require quite expensive costs, but it is still a risk that is considered seriously by the developer
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