XRP Ledger Foundation spots ‘crypto stealing backdoor’ in code library

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XRP Ledger Foundation spots ‘crypto stealing backdoor’ in code library
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The XRP Ledger Foundation has spotted and fixed a 'crypto stealing backdoor' in the main Javascript library used for interacting with XRP Ledger blockchain network.

The XRP Ledger Foundation has identified a “serious vulnerability” in the official JavaScript library used for interacting with the XRP Ledger blockchain network, the nonprofit said.in a blog post that XRP Ledger’s open-source JavaScript library was “compromised by sophisticated attackers who put in a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency private keys and gain access to cryptocurrency wallets.”

‘“his package is used by hundreds of thousands of applications and websites making it a potentially catastrophic supply chain attack on the cryptocurrency ecosystem,” Aikido said.It added that several XRP Ledger ecosystem projects — including XRPScan, First Ledger, and Gen3 Games — confirmed that they were not impacted by the incident.The token has a market capitalization of more than $125 billion and a fully diluted value of approximately $215 billion.

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