Bitcoin Developers Warn New Core Release Could Be Targeted by State Sponsored Hackers
Bitcoin.org, the Bitcoin Core website, has warned users to be vigilant downloading binaries for the upcoming 0.13.0 Bitcoin Core release because it will likely be targeted by state-sponsored attackers. Bitcoin.org does not believe it has the resources to defend against the attack. The Chinese bitcoin community is especially warned. A key is recommended for download. Warning: Uses Could Lose Coins. Not being careful before downloading binaries could result in the loss of all of a user’s coins, the website warned. The malware could also cause a computer to participate in attacks against the....
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Bitcoin.org has posted a notice on the website warning the Bitcoin community about a potential attack by state-sponsored hackers targeting Bitcoin Core release. Bitcoin has been in the government’s crosshairs across the world since it became popular. Now, a new warning has surfaced on Bitcoin.org – the quasi-official Bitcoin website expressing concerns about a potential threat. The latest update on the website cautions the Bitcoin community to be “extra careful” while downloading the new updates. With a new Bitcoin Core release around the corner, the website anticipates an attack by....
A new post on the open-source Bitcoin.org website indicates its contributors have reason to believe the online resource may be targeted by malicious actors following an upcoming software release by Bitcoin Core developers. Bitcoin.org contributor Cobra-Bitcoin published a post today in which he indicated that certain resources the website intends to post following the Bitcoin Core development update could be the target of unspecified "state-sponsored attackers". At issue, the post asserts, is that Bitcoin.org generally posts binaries, or executable software versions of Bitcoin....
Bitcoin.org, a self-reported objective information site in the Bitcoin space, has warned that the Bitcoin Core wallet — the official wallet of Bitcoin — is ripe for an attack. “Bitcoin.org has reason to suspect that the binaries for the upcoming Bitcoin Core release [version 0.13.0] will likely be targeted by state sponsored attackers,” the website says in a post that does not elaborate which state may be be behind the threat or the nature of any attack. Bitcoin.org is owned by the unpopular Theymos, who has weathered accusations of censorship on his BitcoinTalk and r/Bitcoin forums. “As a....
Why would Bitcoin.org say it has any reason to suspect that its website will likely be targeted by state sponsored attackers? This is the question that has received varying answers in the last two days. It has raised a worrying concern particularly as not much information has been provided on the topic by the initiator of the warning. The Bitcoin.org contact form doesn’t seem to be functional and the press release has nothing more than the warning to be ‘extra vigilant when downloading the binaries from our website for the upcoming 0.13.0 release.’ Any cause for alarm? It seems like a....
On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report concerning malicious North Korean state-sponsored cryptocurrency activity. According to the U.S. government, law enforcement officials have observed North Korean cyber actors targeting specific blockchain companies in the industry. FBI Alleges North Korean Hacking Activity Is on the Rise, Report Highlights Lazarus Group’s Activities The FBI, alongside a number of U.S. agencies, published....