Researchers discover vulnerabilities in Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning Network
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network that could result in the theft of 750 BTCs (roughly $18 million). The two researchers, Cosimo Sguanci and Anastasios Sidiropoulos, published a paper where they explained the vulnerability in the Layer 2 network using a hypothetical case where malicious nodes can collude for an attack.
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