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I for one believe the barrage of attacks and attempted thefts will inevitably make Bitcoin safer. Just like Google Chrome's pwning contests, eventually nobody w
by GigabyteCoin 14y ago
I for one believe the barrage of attacks and attempted thefts will inevitably make Bitcoin safer. Just like Google Chrome's pwning contests, eventually nobody will be capable of claiming the prize.
- nym 14y agoGrowing pains.
- ebbv 14y agoIt's not really comparable to Pwn2Own. Pwn2Own's only vector of attack is by finding flaws in the software directly. All of these wallet service companies employ people and many, many successful hacks are performed by exploiting the people involved / mistakes the people make. So while software with enough hardening can eventually get to a state that's quite safe, as long as people are an active part of the security chain, you're going to have valid attack vectors.
- ams6110 14y agoAgreed, people are far easier targets than systems, unless the systems are negligently unsecured.
- makomk 14y agoThere have also been attacks on Bitcoin companies that exploited their hosting company's procedures or lax handling by their employees. Securing this stuff is fundamentally hard.
- jellicle 14y agoHow are attacks on $yourbitcoinservice supposed to make $mynewbitcoinservice safer?
- danielweber 14y agoBecause $mynewbitcoinservice will realize, "whoa, we should make sure we are hack-proof," and then use HTTPS to make sure they are hack-proof.