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Researchers Find Bitcoin Lightning Network Vulnerable To Attack
Summary: Researchers have found that the bitcoin lightning network is susceptible to an uncomplicated and potentially disruptive attack, according to a research paper Written by Saar Tochner, Aviv Zohar and Stefan Schmid. The paper entitled ““Hijacking Routes in Payment Networks,” gives warning of a potential denial-of-service (DoS) attack that could severely slow down or even stop ...
Researchers have found that the bitcoin lightning network is susceptible to an uncomplicated and potentially disruptive attack, according to a research paper Written by Saar Tochner, Aviv Zohar and Stefan Schmid.
The paper entitled ““Hijacking Routes in Payment Networks,” gives warning of a potential denial-of-service (DoS) attack that could severely slow down or even stop a large percentage of activity on the network. This major flaw is possible because of how each network payment is passed through a network of nodes to reach its final destination. If just one of these nodes is a bad actor, it can slow down the payment process.
By Ramsey Baker
Tags: bitcoin lightning attack,Cryptocurrency,Hack,Research
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