How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk

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4 Jul, 18:00
Source: CoinDesk

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Ethical hackers discovered and reported a critical security vulnerability in the Aptos blockchain that was patched before exploitation, highlighting security challenges in Layer 1 protocols.

A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of just hundreds of dollars.