Tiny Things Matter – The Story of a Stellar Lumens Exploit (opens in new tab)

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37 pointssynesso7y ago11 comments

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It's amazing the ingenuity you see from hackers when money is at stake, especially something like crypto currency where there is no way to get it back

atomical7y ago

There sometimes is a way to get it back though. If the hacker tries to cash out through an exchange he may be caught.

bearmcbearsly7y ago

Serious question: is it illegal to exploit a cryptocurrency flaw for profit (strictly at the protocol level -- not hacking someone's machine or wallet, etc.)?

beaner7y ago

Or if the devs decide to just hard fork the money back.

paulpauper7y ago

as far as i know the recovery rate for stolen crypoto currencies is zero

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Scoundreller7y ago

I'm surprised nobody created a Crypto-Jeopardy yet.

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11 comments

paulpauper7y ago

It's amazing the ingenuity you see from hackers when money is at stake, especially something like crypto currency where there is no way to get it back

atomical7y ago

There sometimes is a way to get it back though. If the hacker tries to cash out through an exchange he may be caught.

bearmcbearsly7y ago

Serious question: is it illegal to exploit a cryptocurrency flaw for profit (strictly at the protocol level -- not hacking someone's machine or wallet, etc.)?

beaner7y ago

Or if the devs decide to just hard fork the money back.

paulpauper7y ago

as far as i know the recovery rate for stolen crypoto currencies is zero

3 more replies

Scoundreller7y ago

I'm surprised nobody created a Crypto-Jeopardy yet.

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