153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack

Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by cl0rkster on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @05:07PM (#14807945)

A much more useful explanation: https://press.swarm.city/parity-multisig-wallet-exploit-hits...

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Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by onychomys on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @05:17PM (#14808023)

Thank you for this, because the OP link is totally baffling for those of us who aren't coin-nerds.

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Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by campbelltown on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:25PM (#14808547)

Sorry :) I didn't want to link anything that had potential for bias. Just the account with the amount. But, wow, this post blew up.

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Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by calafrax on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @05:23PM (#14808084)

> The Swarm City Core team is more committed than ever to the development of Swarm City. The real value of our token lies in the community, and the technology the developers are creating. Black hat hackers, vulnerabilities, and bugs will not stop us from creating the decentralized sharing economy our community and the world craves.

What?!? That seems like a pretty relaxed response for someone who just lost 8m dollars.

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Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by lightbyte on Thursday July 20, 2017 @09:44AM (#14812347)

Their whole statement is pretty concerning. They do not seem to be taking responsibility for writing a very basic and obvious bug that lost them millions of dollars. That'd end most companies.

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Re:153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack by mynewtb on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @08:43PM (#14809227)

Maybe they just acquired 8 million dollars for free?

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