Tag: blockchain attacks

Bitcoin Lightning Network’s Achilles’ Heel: The Replacement Cycling Attack

The replacement cycling attack, a titan among blockchain attacks, is a vulnerability threatening the foundation of the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Bitcoin Lighting network...

The Metaverse: Security threats within the Virtual Reality world

The Metaverse allows users to create a virtual avatar representing an individual within Virtual Reality world Unfortunately, these components can also serve cyber...

Sybil attack provides a hostile takeover in blockchain

A Sybil attack is a malicious attack that targets the whole crypto network and creates duplicate accounts to pose as real users. A...

Web3 Technology attracts a multitude of cyber hackers

Upon its debut, Web3 technology applied various blockchain security measures that most cyber hackers feared. Technology is a funny thing; there's never...

51% attack: The blockchain security threat that blindsides the Proof of Work mechanism

Bitcoin is built on the notion that crypto miners validate data or transactions through the Proof of Work The 51% attack is a...