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Bitcoin Core reveals bug that made thousands of nodes trust any stranger on Tor
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
TechBy Shaurya Malwa at CoinDesk
The story in one view
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- CoinDesk
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- Security and resilience
- Published
- Evidence status
- Single attributed publisher report
What CoinDesk reports
The flaw was fixed in October 2025 and kept quiet until Tuesday. It came out alongside a high-severity bug that could stop a miner from producing blocks until someone restarted it.
The immediate significance
The report identifies a security development, but the available information does not provide enough matched evidence for a more specific impact judgment. That assessment remains open.
What remains unknown
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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