Security Incident · Blockchain
Stellar Inflation
Messari, a cryptocurrency research organization, announced on the 27th that Stellar's blockchain protocol had an inflation loophole in April 2017.
- Reported loss
- 10,000,000
- Attack category
- Inflation
Incident Overview
An attacker used the loophole to create 2.25 million XLM (worth about 10 million US dollars). This bug was discovered by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and patched after the accident.
Sources & References
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