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Crypto Stored In Old Wallets Are At Risk Based On This Cybersecurity Firm’s Data

Cybersecurity firm Unciphered revealed information about a vulnerability that it says can affect wallets generated by BitcoinJS. What Happened: While Unciphered was trying to retrieve a Bitcoin wallet, it found a potential issue called “Randstorm.” It will mainly impact crypto wallets that were generated using web browsers from 2011 to 2015. After the recent $100-million Poloniex hack, this is another cybersecurity threat that could affect the crypto industry on a larger scale. Unciphered quantifies around $2.1 billion in crypto assets that will be impacted. Why It Matters: Dogecoin, Litecoin,…