Bitcoin Gold Website and GitHub Repo Allowed Users to Download a Malicious Windows Client
Cryptocurrency users have been targeted by hackers and other criminals more times than anyone cares to count. The number of attack vectors also continues to increase. Lately, we have seen an uptick in malicious wallet downloads distributed through official channels.
The Bitcoin Gold website, for example, linked to a nefarious wallet for over 36 hours until the issue was discovered. That’s a very troublesome development which may have major repercussions. Ever since Bitcoin Gold officially announced its airdrop, there have been numerous issues with this project.
The launch of the network itself had to be delayed by a few days due to the underlying code not being finished in time. Additionally, there have been some issues with the team’s mining pool code, which apparently still contains a hidden 0.5% fee. Things have not gone off without a hitch, and the number of issues only keeps growing.
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