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71% of Flagged Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Still Lack Year-Old Security Fixes
(2 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
A report indicates that 71% of Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes that were flagged for needing security updates still have not applied patches released over a year ago. The slow adoption of these fixes raises concerns about the resilience of the Lightning Network against known vulnerabilities.
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- cryptoslate.com
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