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Hackers exploit Verge blockchain vulnerabilities to steal over $1.7M — again

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Hackers exploit Verge blockchain vulnerabilities to steal over $1.7M — again

Anonymous cryptocurrency Verge can’t seem to catch a break. It appears that hackers have again exploited the vulnerabilities in Verge’s blockchain to steal XVGs. In an attack that lasted a few hours, approximately 35 million XVGs seem to have been stolen — worth above $1.7 million as per the latest Coinmarketcap price. Verge suffered a similar attack last month resulting in the theft of 250,000 XVG. As per ocminer — the Bitcointalk.org user who had pointed out the attack last time as well — it is the same glitch that has been exploited again by the attackers. The attackers were able to mine multiple blocks one…

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Authored by Piyush Suthar
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