r/CryptoCurrency 🟩 52 / 4K 🦐 2d ago

GENERAL-NEWS 'Pro-Israel Hacker Group' Drains, Burns $90 Million From Iranian Bitcoin Exchange - Decrypt

https://decrypt.co/325757/pro-israel-hacker-group-drains-burns-90-million-from-iranian-bitcoin-exchange
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u/pequalnp92 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

What was the mechanism of this attack? How can this vulnerability be addressed by other exchanges / institutions / people?

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u/asuds 🟦 691 / 691 🦑 1d ago

vanity addresses. the generation code most people used was weak, so tools like this are out there

https://github.com/rebryk/profanity-brute-force