“DogeReaper” Vulnerability Exposed! Dogecoin Network Suffered Heavy Damage, 69% of Nodes Crashed, Community Faces Trust Crisis
Recently, the Dogecoin network encountered a vulnerability attack named “DogeReaper,” leading to approximately 69% of active nodes being paralyzed, exposing serious security flaws in the old network. According to data from the blockchain analysis platform Blockchain, earlier this week, the number of active Dogecoin nodes plummeted from 647 to 205. Although some nodes have recovered, the current total has risen to 331, but this incident revealed urgent areas for improvement in the network architecture.
The “DogeReaper” vulnerability was first reported by security engineer Tobias Ruck, who noted that hackers could remotely trigger segmentation faults, forcing Dogecoin nodes to crash. Sequentia developer Andreas Kohl admitted on social platform X that he successfully launched the attack using a ten-year-old laptop. Kohl stated that only the old nodes were affected, while centralized exchanges and major custodial platforms were not impacted. In this regard, Kohl added that many Dogecoin users were unaware of the attack because they held tokens through exchanges or third-party custodians.
This attack exposed potential fatal flaws in the decentralized architecture of Dogecoin. Researchers have likened this vulnerability to the “death rules” in Death Note: once triggered, the Dogecoin network could potentially “die,” leading to the suspension of transactions and block generation for several days, severely impacting its normal operation.
Nevertheless, Dogecoin's market performance remains temporarily stable, with the price slightly dropping to $0.4073, a decrease of 2.54%. However, the Dogecoin team is now under immense pressure to quickly fix the vulnerability and restore the security of the network and the trust of the community.
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