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1) Take a popular game torrent 2) add crypto mining code 3) pad it so the SHA1 stays the same 4) seed it, the magnet links will pick up your version 5) profit!
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 5y ago
1) Take a popular game torrent 2) add crypto mining code 3) pad it so the SHA1 stays the same 4) seed it, the magnet links will pick up your version 5) profit!
- daniel-cussen 5y agoBetween 1 and 2, remove the crypto mining code that came with it.
- ttybird2 5y agoExcept that this is not how collision attacks work.
- GoblinSlayer 5y agoThat's a preimage attack. For example, the entire bitcoin network today needs something on the order of a trillion years for a preimage attack on MD5, multiply by another trillion for a SHA1 preimage attack.