Coinbase Glitch Allowed Users to Steal Unlimited Ethereum. $10k Bounty Paid for Its Discovery

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Coinbase Glitch Allowed Users to Steal Unlimited Ethereum. $10k Bounty Paid for Its Discovery

Coinbase Glitch Allowed Users to Steal Unlimited Ethereum. $10k Bounty Paid for Its Discovery

Coinbase rewarded a Dutch company recently with a $10,000 bounty after they discovered a glitch allowing users to still as much ethereum as they wanted according to a report made public on March 21.

This issue revolved around exploiting a smart contract glitch that involved a faulty wallet. Technically, users were not able to credit themselves with unlimited Ethereum currency, however utilizing the smart contracts to distribute ether over a set of wallets, users could manipulate the account balance of their Coinbase account.

Glitches of this type have previously affected major businesses within the crypto sphere, which have resulted in...read full story here

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