On February 17 an individual had discovered a bug with the Cloudflare infrastructure, a company that many bitcoin companies use for DoS protection and other services. The severity of the bug is considered very bad, and security credentials for many bitcoin accounts should be changed.
The leak could possibly lead to people’s accounts being compromised on many bitcoin websites and services. Bitcoin websites that could be affected include Coinbase, Localbitcoins, Poloniex, Kraken, Bitfinex, Bittrex, Bitstamp, Reddit, and many more. Many people in the bitcoin community are warning others to reset their 2FAs and change passwords immediately. Alongside this, bitcoin companies who may have been affected are also warning customers to take the necessary precautions.
Read more here: https://news.bitcoin.com/cloudflare-bug-could-affect-bitcoin-users/
Topic: [2017-02-24] The Recently Discovered Cloudflare Bug Could Affect Bitcoin Users (Read 178 times)
February 24, 2017, 10:29:04 AM
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