Bitcoin Core 0.9.1 Security Update
Bitcoin Core version 0.9.1 has been released to update the core OpenSSL library to the bugfixed version 1.0.1g. The Bitcoin Core security update to version 0.9.1 comes less than 24 hours after an announcement of the discovery of the Heartbleed Bug. Specifically, the OpenSSL Heartbleed Bug could reveal partial memory contents related to an encrypted SSL/TLS session to an attacker. In the case of Bitcoin, this means that private keys may be revealed. Specific Vulnerabilities. Any Bitcoin Core GUI that uses a vulnerable version of the OpenSSL library could be vulnerable to the following....
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Core Scientific Releases October Update
On Oct. 29, Bitcoin.com News reported on the bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific....